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Tarahumara

noun
Tar·​a·​hu·​ma·​ra | \ ˌter-ə-hü-ˈmär-ə How to pronounce Tarahumara (audio) , ˌta-rə-hü-ˈmär-ə\
plural Tarahumara or Tarahumaras

Definition of Tarahumara

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

First Known Use of Tarahumara

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Tarahumara

Spanish

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