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Tucano

noun
Tu·​ca·​no | \tüˈkä(ˌ)nō\
plural Tucano or Tucanos

Definition of Tucano 

1a : a group of peoples of Colombia and northern Ecuador

b : a member of any people of such group

2 : the language of the Tucano people

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