Amusgo

noun

Amus·​go

əˈmüsˌgō,

-üz-

plural Amusgo or Amusgos

1

a

: a people of the coast of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico

b

: a member of such people

2

: an Otomanguean language of the Amusgo people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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