Mapuche

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Mapuche

  • /məˈpuːt͡ʃeɪ/

Where it comes from

From Mapudungun Mapuce.

proper noun

  1. An indigenous group of inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. Then Millaray Jara Collio, or MC Millaray as the young rapper calls herself, spun away and exploded onto the stage with an animated rap about the presence of Chile’s military in the territory of the Mapuche, the country’s largest Indigenous group.
  2. The language of the Mapuche people.

    Similar: Mapudungun

noun Mapuche

  1. A member of this people.

    Similar: Araucanian

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from, or pertaining to this people or their language.

Translations

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noun Mapuche tribe

Españolmapuche, araucanes
한국어마푸체족 Mapuche-jok
日本語マプチェ族 Mapuche-zoku
中文馬普切人 /马普切人 Mǎpǔqiè rén
العربيةمَابُوتْشِي maputši

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MLA

"Mapuche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mapuche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Mapuche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mapuche

Chicago

"Mapuche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mapuche.

BibTeX
@misc{mapuche_2026,
  title = {Mapuche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mapuche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}