- Tarascan
- noun Etymology: Spanish tarasco Date: 1922 1. a member of an American Indian people of the state of Michoacán, Mexico 2. the language of the Tarascan people
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Tarascan
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Tarascan — noun a) A member of the Purepecha people. b) The Purepecha language … Wiktionary
tarascan — ta·ras·can … English syllables
Tarascan — Ta•ras•can [[t]təˈræs kən, ˈrɑs [/t]] n. 1) peo a member of an American Indian people of N Michoacán in Mexico 2) peo the language of the Tarascans … From formal English to slang
tarascan — təˈraskən, räs noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish Tarasco + English an 1. : tarasco 2. : a language family of the state of … Useful english dictionary
