Mapuche

[ mo-poo-chey ]

/ ˈmɒ puˌtʃeɪ /

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noun, plural Map·u·che.

a member of an ethnically diverse Indigenous people of Chile and Argentina.

Also called Map·u·dun·gan [mo-poo-doon-guhn] /ˌmɒ puˈdun gən/ . the Araucanian language of the Mapuche people, spoken in parts of Chile and Argentina.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mapuche or their language.

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Origin of Mapuche

First recorded in 1875–80; from Mapuche, equivalent to mapu “land” + che “people,” a self-designation

Words nearby Mapuche

Mappah, mapping, Mapplethorpe, map projection, map turtle, Mapuche, Maputo, maquette, maqui, maquiladora, maquillage