indio

Definitions of indio
  1. noun
    any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
    synonyms: amerindio, indio americano
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    amerindio, indio americano
    a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
    aleutiano
    a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
    esquimal
    a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
    mujer piel roja
    an American Indian woman
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    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
  2. noun
    a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
    synonyms: amerindio, indio americano
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    aleutiano
    a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
    esquimal
    a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
    mujer piel roja
    an American Indian woman
    azteca
    a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
    siux
    a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
    type of:
    amerindio, indio americano
    any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
  3. noun
    a native or inhabitant of India
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    calé, cíngaro, gitano, romaní
    a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
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    asiático
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  4. noun
    a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
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    elemento metálico, metal
    any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
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