Gabrielino

noun

Ga·​bri·​e·​li·​no

variants or Gabrieleno

ˌgābrēəˈlē(ˌ)nō

plural Gabrielino or Gabrielinos or Gabrieleno or Gabrielenos

1

a

: a Shoshonean people of Los Angeles and Orange counties, California

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Gabrielino people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish gabrieleño, from San Gabriel, a mission in Los Angeles county, California + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)

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