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arau·ca·nian
I. \əˌrau̇ˈkänēən, -kā-, -nyən; ˌaˌrȯˈkān-\ noun
also arau·can \əˈrau̇kən\; or arau·ca·no \əˌrau̇ˈkä(ˌ)nō\
(plural araucanians also araucan or araucans or araucano or araucanos)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish araucano, from Arauco, locality (now a province) in Chile (from Araucan ragh, raq, rau clay + ko, co water) + -ano -an
1. : a member of a group of Indian peoples of south central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina
2. : the language of the Araucanian people, constituting an independent language family
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to Araucanian or Araucanians |