Tarascan Definition
tə-räskən
tarascans, tarasco, tarascos
noun
A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people of southwest Mexico whose civilization was at its height from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest.
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A descendant of this people.
American Heritage
The language of the Tarascans, of no known linguistic affiliation.
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Other Word Forms of Tarascan
Noun
Singular:
Tarascan
Plural:
tarascansOrigin of Tarascan
Spanish tarasco perhaps from Tarascan tarascue father-in-law, brother-in-law (a general term of respect with which Tarascans addressed the Spanish after their arrival)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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