mapuche

See also: Mapuche

Portuguese

Noun

mapuche m or f by sense (plural mapuches)

1. one of the Mapuche (indigenous people of Chile and Argentina)

Noun

mapuche m (plural mapuches)

1. Mapudungun; Mapuche (a language isolate spoken by the Mapuche)

   Synonym: mapudungun

Adjective

mapuche m or f (plural mapuches, not comparable)

1. belonging or relating to the Mapuche people

   Synonym: araucano

Further reading

• “mapuche”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mapuche”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Mapuche

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun Mapuce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈput͡ʃe/ [maˈpu.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Syllabification: ma‧pu‧che

Adjective

mapuche m or f (masculine and feminine plural mapuches)

1. Mapuche

Noun

mapuche m (plural mapuches)

1. Mapuche

Further reading

• “mapuche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026