TAINO

Meaning of TAINO in English

/ ˈtaɪnəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ noun

[ U ] an Arawakan language which is no longer spoken

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WORD ORIGIN

from Taino taino noble, lord.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TAINO — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: ~ nitaino, tayno noble, lesser chief Date: 1836 the language of the ~ people, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAINO — Extinct Arawak Indian group of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. They also inhabited Puerto Rico and the …
Английский словарь Британика
TAINO — ˈtī(ˌ)nō noun ( plural taino or tainos ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAINO — /tuy"noh/ , n. , pl. Tainos , ( esp. collectively ) Taino for 1. 1. a member of an extinct …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAINO — n. language of the Taino people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAINO — n. member of an extinct American Indian people who lived on the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas
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TAINO — noun ( plural Taino or Tainos ) Etymology: Taino nitaino, tayno noble, lesser chief Date: 1836 1. : the language …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAINO — [ 'tʌɪnəʊ ] ■ noun an extinct Caribbean language of the Arawakan group. Origin from ~ taino 'noble, lord'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAINO — [Tai.no] n, pl Taino or Tainos [Sp] (ca. 1895) 1: a member of an aboriginal Arawakan people of the Greater …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAINO — Arawakan Indians who at the time of Christopher Columbus' exploration inhabited the Greater Antilles (comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola [Haiti and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAINO — Taino BrE AmE ˈtaɪn əʊ taɪ ˈiːn-, tɑː ˈiːn- AmE \ -oʊ ▷ Taino|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAINO — n. Extinct Arawak Indian group of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. They also inhabited Puerto Rico and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TAÍNO — Таино
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TAINO — n. Pronunciation: ' t ī -( ˌ )n ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Taino or Tainos Etymology: Taino nitaino, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YUCA — noun Etymology: New Latin jucca, from Taino ~ Date: 1555 cassava
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YAUTIA — noun Etymology: American Spanish yautía, from Taino Date: 1899 any of several aroid plants (genus Xanthosoma, especially X. sagittifolium ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUNA — I. noun Etymology: Spanish, from Taino Date: circa 1555 any of various flat-jointed prickly pears (genus Opuntia ), the edible …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOBACCO — noun (plural -cos) Etymology: Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of ~ leaves Date: circa 1565 any of a genus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAVANNA — also ~h noun Etymology: Spanish zavana, from Taino zabana Date: 1555 a treeless plain especially in Florida, 2. a tropical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POTATO — noun (plural -toes) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino Date: 1565 sweet ~ , 2. an erect South …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANGROVE — noun Etymology: probably from Portuguese mangue ~ (from Spanish mangle, probably from Taino) + English grove Date: 1613 any of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAMEY — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Taino Date: 1604 an evergreen tree ( Mammea americana of the family Guttiferae) native to the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAIZE — noun Etymology: Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz Date: 1555 Indian corn
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAHOE — noun Etymology: French maho, from Taino Date: 1756 either of two tropical hibiscus trees ( Hibiscus elatus and H. tiliaceus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAGUEY — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Taino Date: 1555 any of various fleshy-leaved agaves (as the century plant), any of several hard …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HURRICANE — I. noun Etymology: Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán Date: 1555 a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAMMOCK — I. noun Etymology: Spanish hamaca, from Taino Date: 1626 a swinging couch or bed usually made of netting or canvas …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUAVA — noun Etymology: Spanish guaba, guayaba, perhaps from Taino Date: 1604 any of several tropical American shrubs or small trees (genus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIBONEY — Extinct group of Indian people who inhabited the Greater By the time the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, they …
Английский словарь Британика
TAINAN — I. ˈtīnən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Taino + -an : of or relating to the Taino or their language …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: ARCHAEOLOGY — Eastern Hemisphere. Evidence reported in 1998 from a project in Egypt suggested that humans living approximately 7,000 years ago enjoyed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUBA, FLAG OF — national flag with three blue and two white horizontal stripes and a red triangle at the hoist bearing a white …
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