[ al'bi:nəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are usually pink).
Derivatives
albinism 'albɪnɪz(ə)m noun
Origin
C18: from Port. and Sp., from albo (from L. albus 'white') + -ino (see -ine 1 ).