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Araucanian
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English
Alternative forms
en Araucano adjective or noun (plural en Araucanos)
Etymology
From en Araucania n.
Pronunciation
en
en Ar au can ian
en En-us-ncalif-aracanian.ogg Northern California
Noun
en offensive ethnic slur A member of the Mapuche people.
Adjective
en dated now offensive en Mapuche.
en Edwin Williamson The Penguin history of Latin America 1992 Penguin Books London; New York 978-0-14-012559-7 34 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780140125597/page/34/mode/1up On 12 February 1541 Valdivia founded the city of Santiago, but within six months it was destroyed by Araucanian Indians, one of the most bellicose peoples encountered by the Spaniards;
en uncommon now offensive Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language.
Translations
Catalan: ca araucà
Spanish: es araucano
Proper noun
en 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 en Mapuche.