montuvio

noun

mon·​tu·​vio

män‧ˈtüvēˌō

variants or montubio

-bēˌō

plural -s

: a coastal Ecuadorian of mixed European, American Indian, and African descent

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish monte mountain, forested region

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