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Mimbreño

noun
Mim·​bre·​ño | \ mēmˈbrān(ˌ)yō\
plural Mimbreño or Mimbreños

Definition of Mimbreño

1 : an American Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Gileño
2 : a member of the Mimbreño people

History and Etymology for 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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