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índio.

Indian (of or relating to the aboriginal people of the Americas)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈĩ.d͡ʒju/Brazil/ˈĩ.dju/Portugal
  1. Indian (of or relating to the aboriginal people of the Americas)

  2. synonym of indiano

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese India Portuguese Índia Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Old Galician-Portuguese -o Portuguese -o Portuguese índio From Índia + -o.

noun/ˈĩ.d͡ʒju/Brazil/ˈĩ.dju/Portugal
  1. Indian (indigenous person of the Americas)

    masculine
  2. synonym of indiano

    historical · masculine
  3. farmhand (person employed to work on a farm)

    masculine
  4. a brave man

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese India Portuguese Índia Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Old Galician-Portuguese -o Portuguese -o Portuguese índio From Índia + -o.

noun/ˈĩ.d͡ʒju/Brazil/ˈĩ.dju/Portugal
  1. indium (chemical element)

    masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From New Latin Indium, after German Indigo.

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