alcheringa

American

[al-chuh-ring-guh] / ˌæl tʃəˈrɪŋ gə /

Or Alcheringa

noun

(in Australian Aboriginal mythology) dreamtime.

alcheringa British

/ ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə /

noun

another name for Dreamtime

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Etymology

Origin of alcheringa

First recorded in 1895–1900, alcheringa is from the Aranda word aljerreŋe

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