Aucan

noun

Au·​can

ˈau̇kən,

ˈȯk-

variants or less commonly Aucanian

(ˈ)⸗¦kānēən,

-nyən

plural -s

: araucanian

Word History

Etymology

Aucan from Spanish aucano, from auca + -ano -an; Aucanian from Spanish aucano + English -ian

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