Mapuche

noun Ma·pu·che \mə-ˈpü-chē\

plural Mapuche or Mapuches

Definition of MAPUCHE

: an American Indian people of southern Chile; also : a member of this people

: the Araucanian language of the Mapuche

Mapuche mapuče, a self-designation, from mapu land + če people

First Known Use: 1855

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