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indiano

Indian

adjective een-DYAH-noh Less Common

Usage Note

Indiano means Indian, whether from India or, historically, Native American. The vivid idiom fare l'indiano means 'to play dumb' or pretend not to understand. As a noun of nationality it is not capitalised in Italian: un indiano.

Examples

"Mi piace il cibo indiano."

Natural Translation

I like Indian food.

Literal Translation

To-me pleases the food Indian.

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