Guatemalan

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noun

A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounGuatemalan (plural Guatemalans)

plural Guatemalans

  1. A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

    MAGA Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez to be deported after she said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American."

    2025 August 5, Alia Shoaib, quoting Delia Ramirez, “MAGA Calls for Democratic Rep To Be Deported Over Guatemala Comments”, in Newsweek
    2 more examples

    The Guatemalans offered United Fruit $627,572 (about $2.99 an acre) in compensation, a figure that came from the company's own tax value assessment for the land.

    2011, Daniel C. Walsh, An Air War with Cuba: The United States Radio Campaign Against Castro, →ISBN

    Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

    2025 February 5, Michael Rios, “Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries”, in CNN
adjectiveGuatemalan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people.

    Guatemalan snowpea production has continually been harmed by insect and disease infestations.

    2007, George W. Norton, E. A. Heinrichs, Gregory C. Luther, Globalizing Integrated Pest Management: A Participatory Research Process, page 87
    1 more example

    Ramirez, who has represented Illinois in Congress since 2023, is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants.

    2025 August 5, Alia Shoaib, “MAGA Calls for Democratic Rep To Be Deported Over Guatemala Comments”, in Newsweek

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian гватема́лец, гватема́лка
  • гватема́лец (gvatemálec)person
  • гватема́лка (gvatemálka)person
  • гватема́лски (gvatemálski)of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Catalan guatemalenc, guatemalenca
  • guatemalencperson
  • guatemalencaperson
  • guatemalencof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Czech Guatemalec, guatemalský
  • Guatemalecperson
  • guatemalskýof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Danish guatemalaner
  • guatemalanerperson
Finnish guatemalalainen, guatemalalainen
  • guatemalalainenperson
  • guatemalalainenof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
French Guatémaltèque, guatémaltèque
  • Guatémaltèqueperson
  • guatémaltèqueof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
German Guatemalteke, Guatemaltekin
  • Guatemaltekeperson
  • Guatemaltekinperson
  • guatemaltekischof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Italian guatemalteco, guatemalteca
  • guatemaltecoperson
  • guatemaltecaperson
  • guatemaltecoof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Latin guatemalensis
  • guatemalensisof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Norwegian Bokmål guatamalaner, guatemalansk
  • guatamalanerperson
  • guatemalanskof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Polish Gwatemalczyk, Gwatemalka
  • Gwatemalczykperson
  • Gwatemalkaperson
  • gwatemalskiof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Portuguese guatemalteco, guatemalense
  • guatemaltecoperson
  • guatemalenseperson
  • guatemaltecoof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
  • guatemalenseof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Romanian guatemalez, guatemaleză
  • guatemalezperson
  • guatemalezăperson
  • guatemalezof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Russian гватема́лец, гватема́лка
  • гватема́лец (gvatɛmálec)person
  • гватема́лка (gvatɛmálka)person
  • гватема́льский (gvatɛmálʹskij)of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Spanish guatemalteco, chapín
  • guatemaltecoperson
  • chapínperson
  • guatemaltecoof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
  • chapínof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Swahili Mgwatemala, Kigwatemala
  • Mgwatemalaperson
  • Kigwatemalaof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Swedish guatemalan, guatemalanska
  • guatemalanperson
  • guatemalanskaperson
  • guatemalanskof, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Cite this entry
APA

Guatemalan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guatemalan

MLA

“Guatemalan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guatemalan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guatemalan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guatemalan.

Source: Guatemalan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.