jarana

Spanish

Etymology

From arana (“cheating”), which is probably from Quechua [Term?], note similar jalana (noisiness) from extinct Charrúa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈɾana/ [xaˈɾa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ja‧ra‧na

Noun

jarana f (plural jaranas)

1. a small guitar

   Hypernym: guitarra

2. (familiar) horseplay; fooling around
3. (familiar) cheat; deception; mockery
4. (familiar) revelry
5. (familiar) debt

Derived terms

• enjaranarse
• jaranero

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: harana

Further reading

• “jarana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014