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Araucanian

(ar′ô kā′nē ən, ə rô′-)

noun

a member of a group of South American Indian peoples of Chile and the Argentine pampas
the language of these peoples

Origin: < Sp Araucano, after Arauco, region (now a province) in Chile < Araucanian rau, clay + ko, water

adjective

of these peoples or their language or culture

See Araucanian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of a widespread group of South American Indian peoples of south-central Chile and the western pampas of Argentina, including the Mapuche.
The family of languages spoken by the Araucanians.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish araucano

Origin: , from Arauco, a former region of southern Chile

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