Juaneño

noun

Jua·​ne·​ño

(h)wəˈnān(ˌ)yō

plural Juaneño or Juaneños

1

: an extinct Shoshonean people of southwestern California speaking a dialect of Luiseño

2

: a member of the Juaneño people

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from San Juan Capistrano, Spanish mission in what is now southwestern California

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