Mimbreño
noun
Mim·bre·ño
\mēmˈbrān(ˌ)yō\
Definition of Mimbreño
Mimbreño
orMimbreños
1 : an American Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Gileño
2 : a member of the Mimbreño people
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Origin and Etymology of mimbreño
American Spanish, from Mimbres mountains, southwestern New Mexico + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)
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