Tehuelche

noun

Te·​huel·​che

təˈwelchē

plural Tehuelche or Tehuelches

1

a

: a Chonan people of southern Argentina

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Tehuelche people

Tehuelchean

-ēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Araucanian, literally, people of the southeast

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