Etymology

Cañar

Today it means: A province in the Andean region of Southern Ecuador. Full definition →

Spanish Cañar ← Quechua kañari
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  1. Quechua · derived fromkañari“Cañari”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromCañar
  3. English todayCañar

From Spanish Cañar, from Quechua kañari (“Cañari”).

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