Amuesha
noun
Amue·sha
ämˈwāshə
plural Amuesha or Amueshas
1
a
: a people of central Peru
b
: a member of such people
2
: a language of the Amuesha people of uncertain but perhaps Arawakan affinity
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from American Spanish of American Indian origin
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1a