"Gentoo" meaning in All languages combined

See Gentoo on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Of Anglo-Indian origin (17th century), apparently a borrowing from Portuguese gentio (“heathen”) (compare gentile (“pagan”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|gentio||heathen}} Portuguese gentio (“heathen”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gentoo
  1. (historical) The Telugu language. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Gentoo-en-name-akbhsq6K

Noun [English]

Forms: Gentoos [plural]
Etymology: Of Anglo-Indian origin (17th century), apparently a borrowing from Portuguese gentio (“heathen”) (compare gentile (“pagan”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|gentio||heathen}} Portuguese gentio (“heathen”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gentoo (plural Gentoos)
  1. (historical) A non-Muslim inhabitant of India, a Hindu; specifically, in Southern India, a speaker of Telugu. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Gentoo-en-noun-z3Xq2qHi
  2. The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), a species of penguin. Categories (lifeform): Penguins
    Sense id: en-Gentoo-en-noun-LhE89Mmc Disambiguation of Penguins: 10 18 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 20 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 32 59

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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