Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

araucanian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: Ar-au-can-ian
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Mapuche people.

Offensive

adj

Synonym of Mapuche.

Dated; Offensive

adj

Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language.

Offensive

name

The Mapudungun language.

Offensive

Example Sentences

"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; […]"

Etymology

From Araucania + -n.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Araucania

Usage

Inflected Forms

Araucanians (plural) Araucano (alternative) Araucanos (alternative) more Araucanian (comparative) most Araucanian (superlative)

Synonyms

Mapuche

Questions

What does araucanian mean?: A member of the Mapuche people.
Where does araucanian come from?: From Araucania + -n.

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