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manchi

manchi noun: a Pehuenche medicine man.

Noun

manchi (plural manchis)

  1. A Pehuenche medicine man.
    • Again, the Manchi, or medicine-man of the Peguenches and other Indian tribes in the Argentine Provinces, is skilled in the use of herbs.1876, Carl Engel, “Music and Medicine”, in Musical Myths and Facts, volume II, London: Novello, Ewer & Co., […], pages 89–90

Forms of manchi

pluralmanchis

Origin of manchi

From a Mapudungun word.

Questions about manchi

What does manchi mean?
Manchi means a Pehuenche medicine man.
What part of speech is manchi?
Manchi is a noun.
What is the plural of manchi?
The plural of manchi is manchis.

Words near manchi in the dictionary

  1. Manchestrians
  2. manchet
  3. manchets
  4. manchette
  5. manchettes
  6. manchi
  7. manchild
  8. manchildren
  9. Manchin
  10. manchineal
  11. manchineel

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