Ciboney

noun

Ci·​bo·​ney

variants or less commonly Siboney

ˌsēbəˈnā,

-bō-

plural Ciboney

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or Ciboneys

-z

or Ciboneyes

-ˈnāˌyās

1

a

: an aboriginal people of Cuba closely related to or a division of the Arawaks

b

: a member of the Ciboney people compare taino

2

: the Arawakan language of the Ciboney people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, perhaps from Arawak siba-eyeri, from siba rock + eyeri man

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