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mapocho

mapocho noun: the colloquial term for the Mapudungun language in deep central Chile (Andes) and along Viña del Mar, often used by locals who speak Mapudungun.

Noun

mapocho (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) The colloquial term for the Mapudungun language in deep central Chile (Andes) and along Viña del Mar, often used by locals who speak Mapudungun.
    • Do you speak Mapocho?
  2. The name of a river that flows through Santiago: Mapocho River.
    • I live in the Mapocho.

Questions about mapocho

What does mapocho mean?
Mapocho means the colloquial term for the Mapudungun language in deep central Chile (Andes) and along Viña del Mar, often used by locals who speak Mapudungun.
What part of speech is mapocho?
Mapocho is a noun.

Words near mapocho in the dictionary

  1. mapo
  2. mapo dofu
  3. mapo doufu
  4. mapo tofu
  5. Mapoch War
  6. mapocho
  7. Mapocho River
  8. Maponos
  9. mapou
  10. mapous
  11. MAPP

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