Amuesha
noun
Amue·sha
\ämˈwāshə\
Definition of Amuesha
Amuesha
orAmueshas
1a : a people of central Peru b : a member of such people
2 : a language of the Amuesha people of uncertain but perhaps Arawakan affinity
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Origin and Etymology of amuesha
borrowed from American Spanish of American Indian origin
First Known Use: 1893
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