indígena
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== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin indigena.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [inˈdi.ʒə.nə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [inˈdi.d͡ʒe.na]
=== Adjective ===
indígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural indígenes)
indigenous
=== Noun ===
indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenes)
indigenous person, native
==== Derived terms ====
indigenisme
indigenitat
=== Further reading ===
“indígena”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin indigena.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: in‧dí‧ge‧na
=== Adjective ===
indígena m or f (plural indígenas)
indigenous (born or engendered in, native to a land or region)
Synonyms: aborígene, nativo
Indian (of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)
Synonym: índio
=== Noun ===
indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenas)
native (person who is native to a place)
Synonyms: aborígene, nativo
(specifically) Indian (individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)
Synonym: índio
==== Related terms ====
indiano
=== Further reading ===
“indígena”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Derived from Latin indigena.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /inˈdixena/ [ĩn̪ˈd̪i.xe.na]
Rhymes: -ixena
Syllabification: in‧dí‧ge‧na
=== Adjective ===
indígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural indígenas)
indigenous
=== Noun ===
indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenas)
indigenous person, native
==== Usage notes ====
The single form indígena is both masculine and feminine.
=== Further reading ===
“indígena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025