indiano
Spanish, noun/inˈdjano/
indiano is spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indiano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “West Indian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does indiano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
West Indian (of, from or relating to the West Indies in the Caribbean)
- 2
East Indian (of, from or relating to the East Indies, a historical term used approximately to refer to maritime Southeast Asia)
- 3
Having returned to Europe from the Americas very wealthy
noun
- 1
masculineWest Indian
- 2
masculineA Spaniard who has returned to Europe from the Americas very wealthy
- 3
masculineA Canarian who has returned to the Canary Islands from the Americas
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Descendiente de españoles nacido en América (Indias Occidentales). 2. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con las Indias Occidentales (América). 3. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con las Indias Orientales. 4. Se dice del español que, habiendo emigrado a América, hizo fortuna y retornó enriquecido.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indiano
- indiana feminine
- indianos masculine plural
- indianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indiano?
- /inˈdjano/
- [ĩn̪ˈd̪ja.no]
- [ĩn̪ˈd̪jano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indiano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indiano in Spanish?
indiano appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).