indígena

Borrowed from Latin indigena.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [inˈdi.ʒə.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [inˈdi.d͡ʒe.na]

indígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural indígenes)

1. indigenous

indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenes)

1. indigenous person, native

• indigenisme
• indigenitat

• “indígena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Learned borrowing from Latin indigena.

• Hyphenation: in‧dí‧ge‧na

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

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

• indiano

Derived from Latin indigena.

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

indígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural indígenas)

1. indigenous

indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenas)

1. indigenous person, native

• The single form indígena is both masculine and feminine.

• “indígena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28