n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' pü-ch ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Mapuche or Mapuches
Etymology: Mapuche mapu č e, a self-designation, from mapu land + č e people
Date: 1855
1 : an American Indian people of southern Chile also : a member of this people
2 : the Araucanian language of the Mapuche