Lui·se·ño

(lwē-sān′yō)

n. pl. Luiseño or Lui·se·ños

1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting the coastal area of California south of Los Angeles.

2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Luiseño.

[American Spanish, from San Luis Rey de Francia, a Spanish mission founded in Luiseño territory.]

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