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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾauˈkano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: a‧rau‧ca‧no
Etymology 1
From Arauco + -ano.
Adjective
araucano (feminine araucana, masculine plural araucanos, feminine plural araucanas)
- Araucanian (Mapuche)
- (uncommon) Mapudungun
Derived terms
Noun
araucano m (plural araucanos, feminine araucana, feminine plural araucanas)
- Araucanian (Mapuche)
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 78:Los Machis son de origen indio. Entre los araucanos ofician de sacerdotes, de médicos y de adivinos, desde los tiempos prehistóricos, sin haber experimentado ningún cambio substancial con el transcurso de los siglos. La tradición popular chilena los ha despojado del caráctar sacerdotal y del bisexualismo que les es peculiar entre los auracanos, conservándoles el de médicos y el de adivinos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Noun
araucano m (uncountable)
- (uncommon) Mapudungun (language)
- Synonym: mapudungun
Etymology 2
From Arauca + -ano.
Adjective
araucano (feminine araucana, masculine plural araucanos, feminine plural araucanas)
- of, from or relating to Arauca, Colombia
Noun
araucano m (plural araucanos, feminine araucana, feminine plural araucanas)
- native or inhabitant of Arauca, Colombia (male or of unspecified gender)
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