Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

araucania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: Ar-auc-a-nia
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (south central Chile and adjacent area of Argentina).

Offensive

name

One of the fifteen administrative regions of Chile.

Example Sentences

"The capital of Araucania is Temuco."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Araucanía.

Usage

Offensive

Derived Forms

Araucanian Araucanization

Questions

What does araucania mean?: The homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (south central Chile and adjacent area of Argentina).
Where does araucania come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Araucanía.

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