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pygmee.

a pygmy (member of an African tribe of short people)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɪxˈmeː/
  1. a pygmy (member of an African tribe of short people)

    masculine · no-diminutive
  2. a pygmy animal, a dwarf animal

    masculine · no-diminutive
  3. an insignificant person, a pygmy

    derogatory · masculine · no-diminutive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pigmene (“Pygmies”), from Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos).

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