Luiseño

noun

A member of an American Indian people of southern California, living in what is now Orange County and in neighboring areas of San Diego County and Los Angeles County.

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Meanings

nounLuiseño (plural Luiseños or Luiseño)

plural Luiseños

  1. A member of an American Indian people of southern California, living in what is now Orange County and in neighboring areas of San Diego County and Los Angeles County.
proper noun
  1. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Luiseño people, related to Cahuilla and Cupeño.

Origin

  1. Spanishluiseño
  2. EnglishLuiseño

Borrowed from Spanish luiseño, from the name of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia + -eño.

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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