Casiquiare

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proper noun

A distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.

OriginSpanish Casiquiare ← Ye'kwana Kashishiwade →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.

Origin

  1. Ye'kwanaKashishiwade
  2. SpanishCasiquiare
  3. EnglishCasiquiare

Borrowed from Spanish Casiquiare, itself borrowed from Ye'kwana Kashishiwade.

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APA

Casiquiare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casiquiare

MLA

“Casiquiare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casiquiare. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Casiquiare,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casiquiare.

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