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How to Say "uncivilized person" in Spanish

The Spanish word foruncivilized personis indioC1 level.

English → SpanishC1
NounC1slang
highly offensive historical context
A simplistic storybook illustration showing a character with a bewildered expression wearing a traditional dunce cap, symbolizing foolishness.

Examples

¡No seas indio! ¿Cómo se te ocurre hacer eso?

Don't be an idiot! How did you think of doing that?

Se portó como un indio en la reunión y ofendió a todos.

He behaved like an uncivilized person at the meeting and offended everyone.

Used as a Noun

In this informal usage, 'indio' acts as a noun describing a person. It changes gender/number: 'la india' (the stupid woman), 'los indios' (the stupid people).

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