Arawak

See also: arawak

English

Etymology

From Kari'na aruac, from the name in Lokono.

Adjective

Arawak (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the Arawak peoples or their languages.

Translations

pertaining to the Arawak

• Irish: Aruacach
• Portuguese: aruaque (pt), arawak, aruak, arauaco, aruaco, arauaque
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• Spanish: arahuaco

Noun

1. An Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.

Translations

people

• Irish: Aruacach m
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• Spanish: arahuaco m

Proper noun

Arawak

1. A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
2. A Caribbean language belonging to this group.

Translations

group of languages

• Irish: Aruaicis f
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• Spanish: arahuaco m

specific language

• Irish: Aruaicis f
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• Spanish: arahuaco m

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Lokono terms
• Arawak language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Arawak, arw ⁠

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.