Amahuaca

noun

Ama·​hua·​ca

variants or Amawaca

ˌäməˈwäkə,

ˌam-

plural Amahuaca or Amahuacas or Amawaca or Amawacas

1

a

: a Panoan people of Brazil and Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Panoan language of the Amahuaca people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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