Indio
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Indio is a noun meaning A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific, and East Asia formerly subject to Spain or Portugal, specifically a Native American in Mexico or Brazil, or an indigenous inhabitant of the Philippines.
Meaning
A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific, and East Asia formerly subject to Spain or Portugal, specifically a Native American in Mexico or Brazil, or an indigenous inhabitant of the Philippines.
Example Sentences
On the sugar estates the índios were then annihilated by the infections the Portuguese had brought from Europe.
Word Forms
- indios
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include india, indian, indigene, indigen, postindian, indigena.
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