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indígena

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See also: indigena and indiĝena

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin indigena.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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indígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural indígenes)

  1. indigenous

Noun

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indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenes)

  1. indigenous person, native

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin indigena.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: in‧dí‧ge‧na

Adjective

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indígena m or f (plural indígenas)

  1. indigenous (born or engendered in, native to a land or region)
    Synonyms: aborígene, nativo
  2. Indian (of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)
    Synonym: índio

Noun

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indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenas)

  1. native (person who is native to a place)
    Synonyms: aborígene, nativo
  2. (specifically) Indian (individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)
    Synonym: índio
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin indigena.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈdixena/ [ĩn̪ˈd̪i.xe.na]
  • Rhymes: -ixena
  • Syllabification: in‧dí‧ge‧na

Adjective

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indígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural indígenas)

  1. indigenous

Noun

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indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenas)

  1. indigenous person, native

Usage notes

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  • The single form indígena is both masculine and feminine.

Further reading

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