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Tehuelche

Tehuelche noun: a group of indigenous peoples of Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile.

Noun

Tehuelche pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of indigenous peoples of Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile.

Proper noun

Tehuelche

  1. A nearly extinct Chonan language spoken in Patagonia.

Origin of Tehuelche

From Mapudungun, meaning "fierce people".

Questions about Tehuelche

What does Tehuelche mean?
Tehuelche means a group of indigenous peoples of Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile.
What part of speech is Tehuelche?
Tehuelche can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Tehuelche in the dictionary

  1. Tehsing
  2. Tehtsing
  3. Tehuantepec
  4. Tehuantepecer
  5. Tehuantepecers
  6. Tehuelche
  7. Tehuelchean
  8. Tehuelhet
  9. Tehuima
  10. TEI
  11. Teian

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