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indio

Indian (Indigenous), Indian

ˈi n d j o
adjective Rare #24,083
Indian (Indigenous) Often refers specifically to Indigenous peoples of the Americas; in many contexts it can sound outdated or offensive. Prefer "indígena" when speaking generally.
SP: En ese museo hay arte indio de América.
EN: In that museum there is Indigenous American art.
Forms of indio
MasculineFeminine
Singular — india

Mi madre es española y francesa, Mi padre es indio.

My mother is Spanish and French. My father is Indian.

— Queen (2014)

Es un viejo juego indio.

It's an old Indian game.

El sitio ocupa un antiguo cementerio indio.

The site occupies an old Indian burial ground.

Mumbai es la capital del estado indio de Maharashtra.

Mumbai is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Es indio.

He is Indian.

— Cónclave (2024)

Él también es indio.

He is also Indian.

— Super 30 (2019)

Un músico indio?

An Indian musician?

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

No hay baños con estilo indio en estos días.

There are no Indian-style bathrooms these days.

— Piku (2015)

Dos palabras que se volvieron el lema del movimiento indio por la libertad.

Two words that became the motto of the Indian freedom movement.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

Mi amigo es indio.

My friend is Indian.

Este es el mejor restaurante indio de todo Tokio.

This is the best Indian restaurant in all of Tokyo.

Es indio y habla inglés.

He is Indian and speaks English.

Busco a un músico indio.

I'm looking for an Indian musician.

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

noun · masculine Rare #33,206
Indian Often refers to a person from India; in some contexts it can also be used to refer to Indigenous people in the Americas, but that usage can be outdated or offensive depending on the country and situation.
SP: Mi vecino es indio y habla hindi.
EN: My neighbor is Indian and speaks Hindi.
Declension of indio
indiosindio

No hago el payaso, hago el indio.

I don't play the clown; I act like a wild Indian.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Dijo que la vida de un indio no vale ni una bala.

He said that an Indian's life isn't worth even a single bullet.

— RRR (2022)

Es una flecha de indio.

It's an Indian arrow.

— Parásitos (2019)

Debería oírlo hablar como indio pie negro.

You should hear him talk like a Blackfoot Indian.

Después de todo, cada séptimo ser humano en el planeta es un indio.

After all, one in every seven human beings on the planet is Indian.

— Super 30 (2019)

Esta es la bala que vale más que la vida de un indio.

This is the bullet that is worth more than an Indian's life.

— RRR (2022)

Necesitas un verdadero indio.

You need a real Indian.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

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india ˈi n d j a