Rucuyen
noun
Ru·cu·yen
\¦rüˌkü¦yen\
variants: less commonly
Roocooyen
orRoucouyenne
\¦rüˌkü¦yen\Definition of Rucuyen
Rucuyen
orRucuyens
1a : a Cariban people of the Tumuc-Humac mountains between Brazil and the Guianas b : a member of such people
2 : a language of the Rucuyen people
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