Taino
Syllables: Tai·noUK/ˈtʌɪnəʊ/US/ˈtaɪ.noʊ/
Taino noun: a member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
Noun
Taino (plural Tainos or Taino)
- A member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
- He was accepted as a Taino now and must adapt to their ways.2015, Donald H Sullivan, Turnbull's Slaves: A Minorcan Story - Plus Taino, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN
- Following the birth of a baby, Tainos would perform a naming ritual where the child would be pronounced as a Taino and a human being (Keegan, 1997).2016, Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino/a Mental Health: History, Theory and within Group Differences, Routledge, →ISBN, page 24
Proper noun (1)
Taino
- Their Arawakan language, now extinct.
Proper noun (2)
Taino
- A municipality in Lombardy, Italy.
Forms of Taino
| plural | Tainos |
|---|---|
| plural | Taino |
| alternative form | Taíno |
Origin of Taino
Borrowed from Taíno taino (“lord, noble, foremost”).
From Italian Taino.
Questions about Taino
- What does Taino mean?
- Taino means a member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
- What part of speech is Taino?
- Taino can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Taino?
- Taino is pronounced /ˈtʌɪnəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Taino?
- The plural of Taino is Tainos.
Words near Taino in the dictionary
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