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Mapuche

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /məˈpuːtʃeɪ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to this people or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

An indigenous group of inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina.

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3

name

Meaning 3

The language of the Mapuche people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A member of this people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Mapudungun Mapuce.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَابُوتْشِي (maputši) — Mapuche tribe
  • Belarusian: Мапучы (Mapučy) — Mapuche tribe
  • Catalan: maputxe — Mapuche tribe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬普切人 /马普切人 (Mǎpǔqiè rén) — Mapuche tribe
  • Czech: mapučové — Mapuche tribe
  • Esperanto: mapuĉo — Mapuche tribe
  • Japanese: マプチェ族 (Mapuche-zoku) — Mapuche tribe
  • Korean: 마푸체족 (Mapuche-jok) — Mapuche tribe
  • Spanish: mapuche — Mapuche tribe
  • Spanish: araucanes — Mapuche tribe
  • Cherokee: ᎹᏊᏤ (maquutse) — Mapuche language
Real reading context

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