Juaneño

noun

A member of the Acjachemen people of California.

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Meanings

nounJuaneño (plural Juaneños)

plural Juaneños

  1. A member of the Acjachemen people of California.

Origin

So named by Spanish colonizers, following the baptism of these people at Mission San Juan Capistrano in the late 18th century.

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APA

Juaneño. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juane%C3%B1o

MLA

“Juaneño.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juane%C3%B1o. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Juaneño,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juane%C3%B1o.

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