Tar·a·hu·ma·ra
| \ ˌter-ə-hü-ˈmär-ə
, ˌta-rə-hü-ˈmär-ə \
, ˌta-rə-hü-ˈmär-ə \
plural Tarahumara or Tarahumaras
Definition of Tarahumara
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: a member of an American Indian people living in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico
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: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara people
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“Tarahumara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tarahumara. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of Tarahumara was in 1874
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