Apiaca

noun

Api·​a·​ca

¦apēə¦kä,

¦äp-

plural Apiaca or Apiacas

1

a

: a Cariban people living near the mouth of the Tocantins river, Brazil

b

: a member of such people

2

a

: a Tupi-Guaranian people living on the Tapajoz river, Mato Grosso, Brazil

b

: a member of such people

3

: the language of the Tupi-Guaranian Apiaca people

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese apiacá, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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