Corabeca

noun

Co·​ra·​be·​ca

ˌkōrəˈbēkə,

ˌkȯr-,

-ˈbākə

variants or Coraveca

-ˈvē-,

-ˈvā-

plural Corabeca or Corabecas or Coraveca or Coravecas

1

a

: an extinct people of Bolivia

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Corabeca people considered by some Americanists as an independent linguistic family and by others as Otoquian or uncertain

Corabecan adjective

or Coravecan

¦⸗⸗¦⸗kən

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish corabeca, of American Indian origin

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