Purépecha

noun

Pu·​ré·​pe·​cha pü-ˈrā-pā-chä 

variants or Purepecha

1

plural Purépecha or Purepecha also Purépechas or Purepechas : a member of an Indigenous people of the state of Michoacán, Mexico

called also Tarascan

2

: the language of the Purépecha people

called also Tarascan

Examples of Purépecha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier this year, a celebration of the Purepecha community, an indigenous group that immigrated to the Chicago area, was postponed due to the fear the community expressed over immigration enforcement agents in the area. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

As many as 10,000 of them are Purepecha, an Indigenous group from the Mexican state of Michoacan. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024

The city was first founded in the 14th century as the capital of the Purepecha Empire. — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Mexican Spanish, borrowed from Purépecha p'urhépecha (phonetically p^huˈɽepeča), a self-designation

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1