Pucara

adjective

Pu·​ca·​ra

ˌpükəˈrä

: of or relating to a culture of the southern Andes in Peru during the Tiahuanaco period characterized by a black and yellow-on-red pottery with sharp narrow incisions outlining the color areas

Word History

Etymology

Spanish pucará, from Pucará, district in Peru, from Quechua pukára fort

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