Araucanian

English

Alternative forms

• Araucano (adjective or noun) (plural Araucanos)

Etymology

From Araucania +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ar‧au‧can‧ian

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Noun

Araucanian (plural Araucanians)

1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A member of the Mapuche people.

Adjective

Araucanian (comparative more Araucanian, superlative most Araucanian)

1. (offensive) Mapuche
2. (uncommon, offensive) Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: araucano (es)

Proper noun

Araucanian

1. (uncommon, offensive) The Mapudungun language.

Usage notes

• This term is becoming dated because it is regarded by the Mapuche as offensive; they prefer the term Mapuche.