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Tupamaro

Syllabification: (Tu·pa·ma·ro)
Pronunciation: /ˌto͞opəˈmäˌrō/

Definition of Tupamaro

noun (plural Tupamaros)

  • a member of a Marxist urban guerrilla organization in Uruguay that was active mainly in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Origin:

1960s: from Tupac Amarú, the name of an 18th-century Inca leader

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