pygmy

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡmi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an unusually small individual
  2. noun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet

Etymology

From Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “a member of a race of dwarves”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist (as small as a fist)”).

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Synonyms

pigmy

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
small person

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