It means rebels, untamed, savages, indomitable, untamed. People of the Jungle . It is a term of Mapuche origin given to the unsubjugated Araucano Indians in Chile and Argentina. Without a nomadic people and likewise they are called "People of Free People". Name given in Ecuador to a large indigenous nation formed by many peoples and who are also called Huaoranis or Waoranis. The word also belonged to the Quechua language, with similar meaning. Name of an Ecuadorian football team (Club Deportivo Aucas), based in Quito. this term aucas, is already less used (before it was of pejorative use).
