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Vinony

Californio

proper noun

  1. Hispanic native of California
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊ/

noun

Etymology: Historic and regional Spanish californio (“Californian”).

  1. A Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War.

    “Jackson drew her setting and story in part from interviews with Antonio Coronel, a prominent Californio politician and rancher who contributed his own testimonial to Bancroft's research project.”