Taíno

American  

[tahy-noh] / ˈtaɪ noʊ /

Or Taino

noun

plural

Taínos,

plural

Taíno

1. a member of an Indigenous Arawakan tribe of the Caribbean: the Taíno once dominated the populations of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas, but today the Taíno line survives as part of mixed ethnicity.

2. the Arawakan language spoken by the early Taíno people.

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Taino British  

/ ˈtaɪnəʊ /

noun

1. a member of an American Indian people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Arawakan family

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Etymology

Origin of Taíno

First recorded in 1835–40; from Taíno: literally, “the noble, men of the good”

Example Sentences

Taino “Tai” Lopez was living proof the American dream was still attainable for young men willing to bet on themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Everything about the performance was a wink to the Puerto Rico I grew up in: from the skirts worn by the backup dancers, reminiscent of Taíno taparrabos, to the temperamental power grids, and the garita, or the lookout tower inspired by Old San Juan.

From Los Angeles Times

“The name’s Lala. And this ship here is called the Taíno.”

From Literature

The Taíno’s horns bellow through the sea.

From Literature

Vines, branches, and plants weave together into a thicket that is longer and thicker than the hull of the Taíno.

From Literature