Taino
[tahy-noh]
- a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- the language of the Taino.
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Contemporary Examples
He began his evening on the fourth floor of the Taino Towers - near 123rd and Lexington Ave - in what was dubbed the VIP room.
Historical Examples
He aimed at the historical attitude, and with some imitation of Taino's method and manner, he achieved it.
The Quality of MercyW. D. Howells
This arrangement was called by the Taino Indians, a barbacoa from which we get the English equivalent, barbecue.
Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699Lyman Carrier
Taino
- plural -nos or -no a member of an American Indian people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas
- the language of this people, belonging to the Arawakan family
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Word Origin and History for taino
Taino
from Taino nitayno "the first, the good."
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