English words from Kari'na
- yuccaAny of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
- ArawakA member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
- arowanaAny of various large freshwater fish belonging to the family Osteoglossidae (especially from genera Heterotis, Osteoglossum, and Scleropages), found in South America, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa. These fish are mainly carnivorous and are characterized by large, bony scales, a toothed tongue, and a wide, slanted mouth.
- peccaryAny of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
- cassareepA thick black liquid made from cassava root and spices, used medicinally and as a flavouring and preservative.
- caxiriAn intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.
- chigoeA small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.
- Kari'naAn indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.
- matapeeA yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and compressed by stretching the lower end with a pole, used for expressing prussic acid out of yuca pulp.
- souariAny tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts.
- tinamidAny member of the avian family Tinamidae of tinamous.
- tomalleyThe hepatopancreas of a crustacean.