Calchaqui

noun

Cal·​cha·​qui

¦kalchə¦kē

plural Calchaqui or Calchaquis

1

a

: an ancient Indian people of northwest Argentina and northern Chile

called also Diaguita

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Calchaqui of unknown affinity

Word History

Etymology

Spanish calchaquí, from Calchaquí valley in Argentina

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