"Gentoo" meaning in English

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Proper name

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”), {{m|en|gentile||pagan}} gentile (“pagan”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gentoo
  1. (historical) The Telugu language. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Gentoo-en-name-akbhsq6K

Noun

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”), {{m|en|gentile||pagan}} gentile (“pagan”) 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: 13 18 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 22 73

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