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Macú

noun
variants: or less commonly Maku \mäˈkü, məˈ- \
plural Macú or Macús

Definition of Macú 

1a : a Puinavean people of northwestern Amazonas, Brazil

b : a member of such people

2 : the language of the Macú people

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History and Etymology for Macú

Portuguese, of American Indian origin

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