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Comecrudo

noun
Co·​me·​cru·​do | \ˌkōməˈkrü(ˌ)dō, -(ˌ)t͟hō\
plural Comecrudo or Comecrudos

Definition of Comecrudo 

1a : an Indian people of northeastern Mexico

b : a member of such people

2 : a Coahuiltecan language of the Comecrudo people

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History and Etymology for Comecrudo

Spanish, from comer to eat, (from Latin comedere to eat up) + crudo raw, from Latin crudus

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