indiano
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/
indiano is spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Indian (someone from India)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da Índia”.
What does indiano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Indian (of or relating to India)
noun
- 1
masculineIndian (someone from India)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da Índia 2. que provém da América, das Índias (Ocidentais), como foi nomeada antigamente
noun: 1. natural da Índia 2. emigrante retornado da América
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), 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 Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indiano?
- Brazil /ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /ĩˈdjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
indiano appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).