Covareca

noun

Co·​va·​re·​ca

ˌkōvəˈrākə

plural Covareca or Covarecas

1

a

: an extinct Otukian people of Paraguay

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Covareca people formerly considered to constitute a language family

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, probably from Covareca

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