Cahuapana

noun

Ca·​hua·​pa·​na

ˌkäwəˈpänə

plural Cahuapana or Cahuapanas

1

a

: a people of northern Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Cahuapana people constituting with Chébero the Cahuapana language family

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cahuapana, caguapana, of American Indian origin

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