ARAUCANIAN


Meaning of ARAUCANIAN in English

I. əˌrau̇ˈkänēən, -kā-, -nyən; ˌaˌrȯˈkān- noun

also arau·can əˈrau̇kən ; or arau·ca·no əˌrau̇ˈkä(ˌ)nō

( plural araucanians also araucan or araucans or araucano or araucanos )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Spanish araucano, from Arauco, locality (now a province) in Chile (from Araucan ragh, raq, rau clay + ko, co water) + -ano -an

1. : a member of a group of Indian peoples of south central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina

2. : the language of the Araucanian people, constituting an independent language family

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

: of or relating to Araucanian or Araucanians

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.