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Where does “māpach” come from?

māpach (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl māpachoā — to seize, lay hold.

māpach (Classical Nahuatl): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “māpach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmāpachoāto seize, lay hold

Words derived from “māpach”

  • mapache
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