Diriá

noun

Dir·​iá

¦dirē¦ä

plural Diriá or Diriás

1

: an Indian people of southwestern Nicaragua

2

or less commonly Dirian

-¦än

: a member of the Diriá people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish diriá, dirián, diriano, of American Indian origin

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