Maipure

noun

Mai·​pu·​re

mīˈpü(ˌ)rā

plural Maipure or Maipures

1

a

: an Arawakan people of the upper Orinoco in Venezuela

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Maipure people

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish maipure, maipuru, of American Indian origin

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