Luiseño

noun

Lu·​i·​se·​ño

ˌlüēˈsān(ˌ)yō

plural Luiseño or Luiseños

1

a

: a Shoshonean people of southwestern California

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Luiseño people

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from San Luis Rey de Francia, mission in California + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)

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