indio

== English == === Alternative forms === Indio, índio === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish indio, Portuguese índio. === Noun === indio (plural indios) 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. === Anagrams === iodin, diion, dinoi, Idoni == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈdio/ Rhymes: -io Syllabification: in‧di‧o === Noun === indio (uncountable, accusative indion) indium == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈindjo/ [ˈin̪.d̪jʊ] Rhymes: -indjo Hyphenation: in‧dio === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== indio (feminine india, masculine plural indios, feminine plural indias) Indian (of or relating to India) Synonym: hindú Indian (of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas) ==== Noun ==== indio m (plural indios, feminine india, feminine plural indias) Indian (person from India) Synonym: hindú Indian; Native American ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== indio m (uncountable) indium == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈin.djo/ Rhymes: -indjo Hyphenation: ìn‧dio === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== indio (feminine indio or india, masculine plural indios or indi, feminine plural indios or indie) Pertaining to Native americans ==== Noun ==== indio m or f by sense (plural indios, masculine plural indi, feminine india, feminine plural indie) Indian (“Native American”), Native American Synonyms: nativo americano, amerindio, indiano ==== Further reading ==== indio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== indio m (uncountable) (chemistry) indium ===== Related terms ===== indaco ==== Further reading ==== indio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === References === === Anagrams === nidio == Latin == === Noun === indiō dative/ablative singular of indium == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈindjo/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪jo] Rhymes: -indjo Syllabification: in‧dio === Etymology 1 === From India (“India”). ==== Adjective ==== indio (feminine india, masculine plural indios, feminine plural indias) Indian (from India) (offensive) Indian, Native American (historical, archaic) Spanish colonial racial term for a native of the East Indies (i.e. lands beyond India looking from the west) ===== Usage notes ===== Although Indian is sometimes acceptable usage in English, the Spanish cognate indio is often viewed offensively or even pejoratively by indigenous peoples in Hispanic America. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== indio m (plural indios, feminine india, feminine plural indias) a native of India (offensive) a Native American (historical, archaic) a native of the Spanish East Indies (such as the Philippines, Marianas (including Guam, Northern Marianas), Caroline Islands (including Palau, Micronesia)) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From índigo. ==== Noun ==== indio m (uncountable) indium === Further reading === “indio”, 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