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Ta⋅ras⋅co

[tuh-ras-koh, -rahs-]
–noun, plural -cos, (especially collectively) -co.
Tarascan.

Ta⋅ras⋅can

[tuh-ras-kuhn, -rahs-] noun, plural -cans, (especially collectively) -can for 1.
–noun Also, Tarasco.
1. a member of an American Indian people of Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico.
2. the language of the Tarascans.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to the Tarascans or their language.
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Ta·ras·can   (tə-rä'skən)   
n.   pl. Ta·ras·cans also Tarasco or Ta·ras·cos
    1. A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people of southwest Mexico whose civilization was at its height from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest.

    2. A descendant of this people.

  1. The language of the Tarascans, of no known linguistic affiliation.

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