Amuesha

noun

Amue·​sha

ämˈwāshə

plural Amuesha or Amueshas

1

a

: a people of central Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: a language of the Amuesha people of uncertain but perhaps Arawakan affinity

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from American Spanish of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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