Maquiritari

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proper noun

Synonym of Ye'kwana (“Cariban language”).

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Ye'kwana
OriginSpanish Maquiritare ← Arawak →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Makiritare · alternative Maquiritare

  1. Synonym of Ye'kwana (“Cariban language”).

    Synonyms: Ye'kwana

nounMaquiritari (plural Maquiritaris or Maquiritari)

plural Maquiritaris · alternative Makiritare · alternative Maquiritare

  1. Synonym of Ye'kwana.

    Synonyms: Ye'kwana

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Ye'kwana (“Cariban language”).

Similar
Ye'kwana

nounSynonym of Ye'kwana.

Similar
Ye'kwana
Also see
ye'kwana

Origin

  1. Arawak
  2. SpanishMaquiritare
  3. EnglishMaquiritari

From Spanish Maquiritare, said to be from an Arawak language, with a meaning “people of the rivers, water people”.

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Cite this entry
APA

Maquiritari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maquiritari

MLA

“Maquiritari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maquiritari. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maquiritari,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maquiritari.

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