Nahuel Huapi

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun nahuel huapi (literally “island of the jaguar”), a reference to Isla Victoria, the largest island of the lake.

Proper noun

Nahuel Huapi m

  1. Nahuel Huapi Lake (a large lake in Río Negro and Neuquén provinces, Argentina)
  2. a national park around the area of the lake, created in 1934.

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