Huarpe

noun

Huar·​pe

ˈwär(ˌ)pā

plural Huarpe or Huarpes

1

a

: a group of Indian peoples of western Argentina including the Allentiac of the San Juan province

b

: a member of such peoples

2

: a language family consisting of the languages spoken by the Huarpe peoples

Huarpean

-pēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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