chaguar

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noun

Any of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius.

OriginQuechua ch'awar →
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Meanings

nounchaguar (plural chaguars)

plural chaguars

  1. Any of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius.

Origin

  1. Quechuach'awar
  2. Englishchaguar

Borrowed from Quechua ch'awar via Spanish chaguar.

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APA

chaguar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaguar

MLA

“chaguar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaguar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaguar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaguar.

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