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.

American Heritage

A descendant of this people.

American Heritage

The language of the Tarascans, of no known linguistic affiliation.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tarascan

Singular:

Tarascan

Plural:

tarascans

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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