Tarahumara

[ tahr-uh-hoo-mahr-uh, tar- ]

noun,plural Ta·ra·hu·ma·ras, (especially collectively) Ta·ra·hu·ma·ra for 1.

a member of an Indigenous people of the Sierra Madre region of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.
the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara.

adjective

of or relating to the Tarahumara or their language.

Origin of Tarahumara

¹

First recorded in 1870–75; of uncertain origin

Also Ra·rá·mu·ri [rah-rah-moo-ree] /ˌrɑ rɑˈmu ri/ .

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How to use Tarahumara in a sentence

Tarahumaras, in caves of the Barranca del Cobre country, worship stone idols and pray to rain gods.
The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander Bartlett

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