Paraguayan

P3A1R1A1G2U1A1Y4A1N1
/ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/

noun

A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.

“My mother is a Paraguayan.”

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounParaguayan (plural Paraguayans)

plural Paraguayans

  1. A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.

    My mother is a Paraguayan.

adjectiveParaguayan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Paraguay.

    In front of the embassy was the Paraguayan flag.

    1 more example

    The Paraguayan Government took over responsibility for the working on August 1, and appointed an interventor supervising operation.

    1959 November 28, “Notes and News: The Paraguay Central Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 804
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the people, language, or culture of Paraguay.

    I particularly admire Paraguayan handicrafts.

Origin

  1. SpanishParaguay
  2. EnglishParaguay
  3. EnglishParaguayan

From Paraguay + -an.

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Translations

Arabic بَارَاغْوَانِيّ, بَارَاغْوائِيّ
  • بَارَاغْوَانِيّ (bārāḡwāniyy)person from Paraguay
  • بَارَاغْوائِيّ (bārāḡwāʔiyy)person from Paraguay
Catalan paraguaià, paraguaià
  • paraguaiàperson from Paraguay
  • paraguaiàpertaining to Paraguay
Chinese Mandarin 巴拉圭人
  • 巴拉圭人 (Bālāguīrén)person from Paraguay
Czech Paraguayec, paraguayský
  • Paraguayecperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayskýpertaining to Paraguay
Danish paraguayaner
  • paraguayanerperson from Paraguay
Esperanto paragvajano, paragvajanino
  • paragvajanoperson from Paraguay
  • paragvajaninoperson from Paraguay
Finnish paraguaylainen, paraguaylainen
  • paraguaylainenperson from Paraguay
  • paraguaylainenpertaining to Paraguay
French Paraguayen, Paraguayenne
  • Paraguayenperson from Paraguay
  • Paraguayenneperson from Paraguay
  • Paraguéenperson from Paraguay
  • Paraguéenneperson from Paraguay
German Paraguayer, Paraguayerin
  • Paraguayerperson from Paraguay
  • Paraguayerinperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayischpertaining to Paraguay
  • paraguayanischpertaining to Paraguay
Greek Παραγουανός, Παραγουανή
  • Παραγουανός (Paragouanós)person from Paraguay
  • Παραγουανή (Paragouaní)person from Paraguay
Icelandic Paragvæi
  • Paragvæiperson from Paraguay
Italian paraguaiano, paraguaiano
  • paraguaianoperson from Paraguay
  • paraguaianopertaining to Paraguay
Japanese パラグアイ人
  • パラグアイ人 (Paraguaijin)person from Paraguay
Korean 파라과이인, 파라과이 사람
  • 파라과이인 (paragwaiin)person from Paraguay
  • 파라과이 사람 (paragwai saram)person from Paraguay
Norwegian Bokmål paraguayaner, paraguayansk
  • paraguayanerperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayanskpertaining to Paraguay
Polish Paragwajczyk, Paragwajka
  • Paragwajczykperson from Paraguay
  • Paragwajkaperson from Paraguay
  • paragwajskipertaining to Paraguay
Portuguese paraguaio, paraguaiano
  • paraguaioperson from Paraguay
  • paraguaianoperson from Paraguay
  • paraguaiopertaining to Paraguay
  • paraguaianopertaining to Paraguay
Romanian paraguayan, paraguayană
  • paraguayanperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayanăperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayanpertaining to Paraguay
Russian парагва́ец, парагва́йка
  • парагва́ец (paragvájec)person from Paraguay
  • парагва́йка (paragvájka)person from Paraguay
  • парагва́йский (paragvájskij)pertaining to Paraguay
Spanish paraguayano, paraguayo
  • paraguayanoperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayoperson from Paraguay
  • paraguayanopertaining to Paraguay
  • paraguayopertaining to Paraguay
Swahili Mparagwai, Kiparagwai
  • Mparagwaiperson from Paraguay
  • Kiparagwaipertaining to Paraguay
Swedish paraguayan
  • paraguayanperson from Paraguay
Turkish Paraguaylı
  • Paraguaylıperson from Paraguay
Ukrainian парагва́йський
  • парагва́йський (parahvájsʹkyj)pertaining to Paraguay

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Paraguayan

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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