pygmy

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪɡmi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɪɡmi/
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noun
R

A person from a group known for being very short, especially from central Africa. This term may be considered offensive.

The movie showed the daily life of pygmies in the forest.

映画は森の中でのピグミー族の日常生活を描いています。

R

A very small person or thing, or someone who is weaker in some way.

In the story, the hero was surrounded by pygmies who were not very smart.

物語では、英雄はあまり賢くないピグミー族に囲まれていました。

adjective
R

Much smaller than other similar kinds of plants or animals.

The pygmy mouse is the smallest type of mouse in the world.

ピグミーマウスは、世界で最小の種類の鼠です。

translation

n. ピグミー, 小さな
adj. 小さな

語形変化

Plural pygmies