Taino

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaɪnəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tī′nō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Tai•no  (tī′nō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nos, (esp. collectively) -no for 1.
  1. Language Varietiesa member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
  2. Language Varietiesthe language of the Taino.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Taino / ˈtaɪnəʊ/
  1. ( -nos, -no) a member of an indigenous people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Arawakan family
'Taino' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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