Betoyan

noun

Be·​to·​yan

bā-ˈtō-yən,

-ˈtȯi-ən

plural -s

1

: a language family of Chibchan stock in eastern Colombia

2

: tucano

Word History

Etymology

Betoya, a South American Indian people, the language of the Betoya (from Spanish betoya, betoy, betoye, of American Indian origin) + English -an

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