indio
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Etymology
From Spanish indio, Portuguese índio.
Noun
indio (plural indios)
- A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas and East Asia formerly subject to Spain or Portugal, specifically a Native American in Mexico or Brazil, or an indigenous inhabitant of the Philippines.
- 2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 108:
- On the sugar estates the índios were then annihilated by the infections the Portuguese had brought from Europe.
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Noun
indio (uncountable, accusative indion)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
indio (feminine india, masculine plural indios, feminine plural indias)
Noun
indio m (plural indios, feminine india, feminine plural indias)
- Indian (person from India)
- Synonym: hindú
- Indian; Native American
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Etymology 2
Noun
indio m (uncountable)
Pronunciation
Noun
indio m (plural indi or indios, feminine india)
- Indian, Native American
- Synonyms: nativo americano, amerindio, indiano
Noun
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indio m (invariable)
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Anagrams
Noun
indiō
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From India (“India”).
Adjective
indio (feminine india, masculine plural indios, feminine plural indias)
- Indian (from India)
- Indian, Native American
- (historical, archaic) Spanish colonial racial term for a native of the East Indies (i.e. lands beyond India looking from the west)
Derived terms
Noun
indio m (plural indios, feminine india, feminine plural indias)
- a native of India
- a Native American
- (historical, archaic) a native of the Philippines, as part of the Spanish East Indies
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From índigo.
Noun
indio m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “indio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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