Araucanization

English Etymology From en es araucanización, from es Araucanía. en Araucania -ization. Pronunciation en en En-us-ncalif-araucanization.ogg Northern California Noun - The process of expansion of the Mapudungun language and other elements of the Mapuche culture from its homeland Araucania into the plains of Patagonia, so as to assimilate such other native Amerindian peoples as the Puelches and Tehuelches. en Mapuchization<q:rare> en 2008 David J. Weber Bárbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment Yale University Press 9780300127676 65 https://books.google.com/books?id=EWlKdlHgC8wC&pg=PA65&dq=%22Araucanization%22&hl=es-419&cd=2&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Araucanization%22&f=false The Araucanization of the pampa continued into the first half of the nineteenth century as Araucanian speakers continued to migrate across the Andes. Usage notes Terms derived from en Araucania and en Araucanian are considered offensive by the Mapuche, as these terms have been used derogatorily towards them; they prefer the (rare) term en Mapuchization. Related terms en Araucanian Translations assimilation into Mapuche culture German: de Araukanisierung f Portuguese: pt araucanização f Spanish: es araucanización f, es mapuchezación f