ˌfərnənˈdān(ˌ)yō, ˌfer- noun
( plural fernandeño or fernandeños )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish fernandeño, from San Fernando, Franciscan mission in Los Angeles county, Calif. + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)
1. : a Shoshonean people of the valley of the Los Angeles river, California
2. : a member of the Fernandeño people