Gileño

noun

Gi·​le·​ño

gə̇ˈlān(ˌ)yō

plural Gileño or Gileños

1

: a group of Athapaskan peoples comprising the Chiricahua, Mimbreño, Mogollon, and Warm Spring Apaches of the Gila river headwaters in New Mexico and Arizona

2

: a member of the Gileño peoples

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from the Gila river + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)

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