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Tarahumara

noun Tar·a·hu·ma·ra \ ˌter-ə-hü-ˈmär-ə , ˌta-rə-hü-ˈmär-ə \

Definition of Tarahumara

plural Tarahumara or Tarahumaras
1 : a member of an American Indian people living in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico
2 : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara people

Origin and Etymology of tarahumara

Spanish

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