Aymara

[ ahy-mah-rah ]

noun,plural Ay·ma·ras, (especially collectively) Ay·ma·ra for 1.
  1. a member of an Indian people living in the mountainous regions around Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru.

  2. the language of the Aymara people.

Origin of Aymara

1
First recorded in 1855–60

Other words from Aymara

  • Ay·ma·ran, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Aymara

Aymara

/ (ˌaɪməˈrɑː) /


noun
  1. plural -ras or -ra a member of a South American Indian people of Bolivia and Peru

  2. the language of this people, probably related to Quechua

Origin of Aymara

1
from Spanish aimará, of American Indian origin

Derived forms of Aymara

  • Aymaran, adjective

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