Tarascan

[ tuh-ras-kuh n, -rahs- ]

/ təˈræs kən, -ˈrɑs- /

a member of an American Indian people of Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico.

the language of the Tarascans.

of or relating to the Tarascans or their language.

Example sentences from the Web for tarascan

He was called by them Calzonzi, which is only the Tarascan word for any chief or leader.

Mexico |Susan Hale
The first Tarascan name is given in the spelling used by Tarascans followed by the phonetic equivalent in English in parentheses.

An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoacn, Mxico |Bernardo Villa R.
The houses, bowered in dense groves of green, are of the picturesque Tarascan type.

In Indian Mexico (1908) |Frederick Starr
Almost the first person encountered was a young man of twenty-three years, who presented the pure Tarascan type.

In Indian Mexico (1908) |Frederick Starr

On the way, we secured our full series of Tarascan busts, at the Once Pueblos.

In Indian Mexico (1908) |Frederick Starr