Taino

noun

Tai·​no ˈtī-(ˌ)nō 

plural Taino or Tainos

1

: the language of the Taino people

2

: a member of an aboriginal Arawakan people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas

Examples of Taino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new season officially launches on May 9 with a concert featuring the great New York City salsa singer Herman Olivera and his Orquesta Taino. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Ancient petroglyphs of human figures and cryptic symbols thought to have been scrawled by the Taino, the islands’ pre-Columbian inhabitants, appeared under our flashlight beams. — Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

Conch, featured on the country’s flag, was vital to the Indigenous Taino—used for communication and making weapons. — Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025

Africans were now being brought in to replace disappearing Taino, to pan rivers, dig mines, herd cows, and cut cane. — Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025

My favorite destination in the historic neighborhood is the Centro Cultural Taíno Casa del Cordón, a cultural center with intriguing information about the colonial zone and the first inhabitants of the DR – the Taino and Arawak. — Essence, 30 Apr. 2025

Obsidian Tiburón is a two-spirit Indigenous Taino advocate who lives in Winter Park. — Obsidian Tiburón, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024

The Taino of the Greater Antilles and the Kalinago, or Caribs, of the Lesser Antilles developed systems that enabled them to live with storms and limit their exposure to damage. — Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Taino nitaino, tayno noble, lesser chief

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Taino

• dino
• fino
• keno
• lino
• wino
• amino
• carlino
• casino
• imino
• ladino
• latino
• merino