Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people of southwest Mexico whose civilization was at its height from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest.
- noun A descendant of this people.
- noun The language of the Tarascans, of no known linguistic affiliation.
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- noun A member of the
Purepecha people. - proper noun The
Purepecha language.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The name is supposed to be the sound a humming bird makes in Tarascan, which is an Indian language.
Pot Squirrel 2000
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The name is supposed to be the sound a humming bird makes in Tarascan, which is an Indian language.
Pot Squirrel 2000
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All manner of personal objects would have been placed in Tarascan burials.
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All manner of personal objects would have been placed in Tarascan burials.
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Representative cuisine of the Pátzcuaro region includes important creations such as Tarascan soup, its famous white fish, tiny fish known as "charales," the unequalled flavor of ice cream known as "nieve de pasta," and the stew from Ario de Rosales known as "olla podrida."
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Representative cuisine of the Pátzcuaro region includes important creations such as Tarascan soup, its famous white fish, tiny fish known as "charales," the unequalled flavor of ice cream known as "nieve de pasta," and the stew from Ario de Rosales known as "olla podrida."
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Representative cuisine of the Pátzcuaro region includes important creations such as Tarascan soup, its famous white fish, tiny fish known as "charales," the unequalled flavor of ice cream known as "nieve de pasta," and the stew from Ario de Rosales known as "olla podrida."
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Representative cuisine of the Pátzcuaro region includes important creations such as Tarascan soup, its famous white fish, tiny fish known as "charales," the unequalled flavor of ice cream known as "nieve de pasta," and the stew from Ario de Rosales known as "olla podrida."
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Representative cuisine of the Pátzcuaro region includes important creations such as Tarascan soup, its famous white fish, tiny fish known as "charales," the unequalled flavor of ice cream known as "nieve de pasta," and the stew from Ario de Rosales known as "olla podrida."
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I manage a tutoring program for the little children (ages 3 through 7) at Casa Hogar, an orphanage located about a 5 minute walk from the Tarascan fountain in Morelia.
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