Alacaluf
noun
Ala·ca·luf
\¦a-lə-kə-¦lüf, ¦ä-\
variants: or
Alakaluf
less commonlyAlikuluf
\¦a-lə-kə-¦lüf, ¦ä-\Definition of Alacaluf
Alacaluf
orAlacalufs
orAlakaluf
orAlakalufs
1a : a people of Tierra del Fuego b : a member of such people
2 : a language of the Alacaluf people
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Origin and Etymology of alacaluf
Spanish & Yahgan; Spanish alacaluf, probably from Yahgan (Innalum) Aala Kaluf, literally, western men with mussel-shell knives
First Known Use: 1883
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