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Meaning of indio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Examples

“On the sugar estates the índios were then annihilated by the infections the Portuguese had brought from Europe.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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