Tehuelche

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English

Etymology

From Mapudungun, meaning "fierce people".

Noun

Tehuelche pl (plural only)

  1. A group of indigenous peoples of Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile.

Proper noun

Tehuelche

  1. A nearly extinct Chonan language spoken in Patagonia.