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Puelche

noun
Puel·che | \ˈpwelchē\
plural Puelche or Puelches

Definition of Puelche 

1a : a people of the Argentine pampas

b : a member of such people

2a : the language of the Puelche people

b : a language stock comprising the Puelche language

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Other Words from Puelche

Puelchean \-chēən \ adjective

History and Etymology for Puelche

Spanish, from Araucanian

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