Puelche

noun

Puel·​che

ˈpwelchē

plural Puelche or Puelches

1

a

: a people of the Argentine pampas

b

: a member of such people

2

a

: the language of the Puelche people

b

: a language stock comprising the Puelche language

Puelchean

-chēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Araucanian

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