Araucanian

noun Arau·ca·ni·an \ə-ˌrau̇-ˈkä-nē-ən, ˌa-ˌrȯ-ˈkā-\

Definition of ARAUCANIAN

: a member of a group of Indian peoples of south central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina

: the language of the Araucanian people that constitutes an independent language family

— Araucanian adjective

Arau·ca·ni·an also Arau·can \ə-ˈrau̇-kən\

Spanish araucano, from Arauco, former province in Chile

First Known Use: 1777

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