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Araucana

[ ar-uh-kah-nuh ]

noun

  1. any of numerous varieties of domestic chickens derived from South American wild fowl, noted for producing pale blue, green, or pinkish eggs.
  2. a breed of Araucana, developed in the United States, having ear tufts and no tail.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Araucana1

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish (Colombia), feminine of araucano; Araucan
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Example Sentences

His principal work is La Araucana, a poem based on the events of the wars in which he had been engaged.

Ercilla has devoted the twenty-fourth canto of the Araucana to the splendid episode of the battle of Lepanto.

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