Gabrielino

noun Ga·bri·e·li·no

variants: or Gabrieleno \ˌgābrēəˈlē(ˌ)nō\

Definition of Gabrielino

plural Gabrielino or Gabrielinos or Gabrieleno or Gabrielenos

1 a : a Shoshonean people of Los Angeles and Orange counties, California

b : a member of such people

2 : the language of the Gabrielino people

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Origin and Etymology of gabrielino

Spanish gabrieleño, from San Gabriel, a mission in Los Angeles county, California + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)