Etymology

guaraní

Today it means: The currency of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos. Full definition →

Spanish guaraní ← Paraguayan Guarani guarani
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guaraní · noun1

  1. Paraguayan Guarani · derived fromguarani
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromguaraní
  3. English todayguaraní

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Paraguayan Guarani guarani.

Guaraní · proper noun2

  1. Paraguayan Guarani · derived fromguarani“warrior”
  2. Portuguese · derived fromguarani
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromguaraní
  4. English todayGuaraní

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Portuguese guarani ultimately derived from Paraguayan Guarani guarani (“warrior”).

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