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pukaras

pukaras is the plural of pukara.

Meaning of pukara

Noun

pukara (plural pukaras)

  1. (historical) A defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic inhabitants (primarily Inca and Aymara) of the central Andean area.
    • Some of the largest pukaras had substantial villages and hamlets around their base.2003, Charles Stanish, Ancient Titicaca: The Evolution of Complex Society in Southern Peru and Northern Bolivia, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 209

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Questions about pukaras

What is pukaras the plural of?
Pukaras is the plural of pukara.

Words near pukaras in the dictionary

  1. pukaos
  2. Pukapuka
  3. Pukapukan
  4. Pukapukans
  5. pukara
  6. pukaras
  7. pukas
  8. pukatea
  9. pukateas
  10. pukateine
  11. puke

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