Etymology

guarania

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Today it means: A style of music from Paraguay, generally in a minor key. Full definition →

Spanish guarania ← Paraguayan Guarani abá guariní
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The story

  1. Paraguayan Guarani · derived fromabá guariní“man of war”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromguarania
  3. English todayguarania

Borrowed from Spanish guarania, from guaraní, from Paraguayan Guarani abá guariní (“man of war”).

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