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chulpa

American  
[chool-puh] / ˈtʃul pə /
Or chullpa

noun

Archaeology.

  1. a type of prehistoric stone tower, found in Brazil and Peru, having living quarters over a burial chamber.

Etymology

Origin of chulpa

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin American Spanish, from Aymara chullpa

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