Nicarao

noun

Nic·​a·​rao

¦nikə¦rau̇

plural Nicarao or Nicaraos

1

: a Uto-Aztecan people of southwestern Nicaragua

2

: a member of the Nicarao people

Word History

Etymology

probably from American Spanish

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