Aymara

noun

Ay·​ma·​ra ˌī-mə-ˈrä How to pronounce Aymara (audio)
plural Aymara or Aymaras
1
: a member of an Indian people of Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile
2
: the language of the Aymara people

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Stunted by the work of its actors, this plaintive vision of the Aymara people remains at a remove, stronger as a provocation on paper than as a morality tale on the screen. — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 Joanna is an Aymara woman born with a man's body and raised according to the customs of her indigenous Bolivian culture. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

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Spanish aymará

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Aymara was in 1752

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