ario

Aryan

noun adjective AH-ryoh Rare

Origin: Sanskrit ārya (noble); the term was misappropriated in 19th-century racial ideology

Usage Note

Ario / aria (feminine) originally referred to the Indo-Iranian peoples and their self-designation. In modern usage it is heavily associated with Nazi racial ideology and should be used with care. In linguistics ario refers to the Indo-Iranian (Indo-Aryan) branch, not the Indo-European family as a whole.

Examples

"El concepto de raza aria fue una construcción pseudocientífica."

Natural Translation

The concept of the Aryan race was a pseudoscientific construction.

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