Chamicura

noun

Cha·​mi·​cu·​ra

ˌchämə̇ˈku̇rə

variants or less commonly Chamicuro

-u̇(ˌ)rō

plural Chamicura or Chamicuras also Chamicuro or Chamicuros

1

a

: a people of northern Peru considered by some Americanists to be Panoan

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Chamicura people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish chamicuro, of American Indian origin

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