Main Entry:

Tai·no

Pronunciation:

\ˈtī-(ˌ)nō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Taino or Tainos

Etymology:

Taino nitaino, tayno noble, lesser chief

Date:

1836

1 : the language of the Taino people 2 : a member of an aboriginal Arawakan people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas