Definition
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Language group
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Word
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American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb.
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Algonquian
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Opossum
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Greyish-brown American mammal that has a foxlike face with a black mask and a ringed tail.
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Algonquian
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Raccoon
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Cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur.
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Algonquian
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Skunk
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Pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin and smooth, oily edible flesh.
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Nahuatl
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Avocado
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Smoked hot chilli pepper used in Mexican cooking.
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Nahuatl
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Chipotle
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Food in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened and eaten as confectionery.
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Nahuatl
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Chocolate
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Wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America.
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Nahuatl
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Coyote
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Mexican alcoholic spirit made from an agave.
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Nahuatl
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Tequila
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Glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is eaten as a vegetable or in salad.
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Nahuatl
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Tomato
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Very large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country.
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Quechua
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Condor
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Domesticated pack animal of the camel family found in the Andes, valued for its soft woolly fleece.
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Quechua
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Llama
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Large American wild cat with a plain tawny to greyish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia.
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Quechua
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Puma
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Type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow, traditionally used by Inuits.
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Eskimo–Aleut
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Igloo
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Meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance.
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Arawakan
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Barbecue
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Light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.
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Arawakan
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Canoe
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Storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
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Arawakan
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Hurricane
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Starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Arawakan
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Potato
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Grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
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Arawakan
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Savanna
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Preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing.
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Arawakan
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Tobacco
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Large heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots, found mainly in the dense forests of Central and South America.
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Tupi-Guaraní
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Jaguar
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Deep-bodied South American freshwater fish that typically lives in shoals and has very sharp teeth that are used to tear flesh from prey.
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Tupi-Guaraní
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Piranha
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Redwood tree, especially the California redwood.
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Cherokee
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Sequoia
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