Meaning of Taino | Babel Free
/ˈtʌɪnəʊ/Definitions
- A member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
- Their Arawakan language, now extinct.
- A municipality in Lombardy, Italy.
Examples
“He was accepted as a Taino now and must adapt to their ways.”
“Following the birth of a baby, Tainos would perform a naming ritual where the child would be pronounced as a Taino and a human being (Keegan, 1997).”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.