indigenismo
Spanish, noun/indixeˈnismo/
indigenismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “indigenism (a movement to rectify past and current wrongs against indigenous minorities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estudio de lo indígena”.
What does indigenismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineindigenism (a movement to rectify past and current wrongs against indigenous minorities)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estudio de lo indígena. 2. Conjunto de doctrinas que propugnan la reivindicación por todo lo indígena, que en general conlleva un desprecio por el colonialismo. 3. Término, rasgo fonético o cualquier otra práctica del lenguaje que sea considerado un calco respecto de alguna lengua indígena.
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 indigenismo
- indigenismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indigenismo?
- /indixeˈnismo/
- [ĩn̪.d̪i.xeˈniz.mo]
- [ĩn̪d̪ixeˈnismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is indigenismo in Spanish?
indigenismo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).