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Apiaca

noun
Api·​a·​ca | \ ¦apēə¦kä, ¦äp-\
plural Apiaca or Apiacas

Definition of Apiaca

1a : a Cariban people living near the mouth of the Tocantins river, Brazil
b : a member of such people
2a : a Tupi-Guaranian people living on the Tapajoz river, Mato Grosso, Brazil
b : a member of such people
3 : the language of the Tupi-Guaranian Apiaca people

First Known Use of Apiaca

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for Apiaca

Portuguese apiacá, of American Indian origin

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