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Tarascan

Tarascan noun: a member of the Purepecha people.

Noun

Tarascan (plural Tarascans)

  1. A member of the Purepecha people.

Proper noun

Tarascan

  1. The Purepecha language.

Forms of Tarascan

pluralTarascans

Origin of Tarascan

From Spanish tarasco + -an, from a Purepecha word meaning indistinctly “father-in-law” or “son-in-law”.

Questions about Tarascan

What does Tarascan mean?
Tarascan means a member of the Purepecha people.
What part of speech is Tarascan?
Tarascan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Tarascan?
The plural of Tarascan is Tarascans.

Words near Tarascan in the dictionary

  1. taraquito
  2. taraquitos
  3. tararabit
  4. Tararua
  5. taras
  6. Tarascan
  7. Tarascans
  8. Taraschi
  9. Tarasco
  10. Tarascon
  11. Tarascon-sur-Ariège

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