|pu̇rə|hä, -rə|wä noun
( plural puruhá “ ; or puruha·es ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌās)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : an Indian people of central Ecuador
b. : a member of such people
2. : the extinct language of the Puruhá people