auca

noun

au·​ca

ˈau̇kə,

-ˌkä also ˈȯkə

plural -s

1

sometimes capitalized : a member of a group of indigenous people of western or southern South America

2

usually capitalized : araucanian

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Araucanian, literally, enemy, from Quechua áukka enemy, rebel

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