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Lenca

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[leng-kuh] / ˈlɛŋ kə /

noun

plural

Lencas,

plural

Lenca

  1. a member of an Indigenous people of El Salvador and central Honduras.

  2. the language of the Lenca.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Lenca or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Lenca

First recorded in 1850–55; from Lenca, a self-designation

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