Coconuco

noun

Co·​co·​nu·​co

variants or less commonly Coconuca

-kə

plural Coconuco or Coconucos also Coconuca or Coconucas

1

a

: a group of Chibchan peoples of the department of Cauca, Colombia

b

: a member of any people in this group

2

: the language of the Coconuco people constituting a language family of Chibchan stock

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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