guaraní

/ˌɡwɑːɹəˈniː/

noun

The currency of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos.

OriginSpanish guaraní ← Paraguayan Guarani guarani →
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Meanings

guaraní1

nounguaraní (plural guaranís)

plural guaranís

  1. The currency of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos.

Guaraní2

proper nounGuaraní (plural Guaranís or Guaraníes)

plural Guaranís · plural Guaraníes

  1. A member of an Amerindian people native to Paraguay and adjacent regions.
  2. The Tupian language family spoken by this people.
  3. specificallyThe Paraguayan Guarani language spoken by this people in Paraguay.

Origin

guaraní · noun

  1. Paraguayan Guaraniguarani
  2. Spanishguaraní
  3. Englishguaraní

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Paraguayan Guarani guarani.

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Guaraní · proper noun

  1. Paraguayan Guaraniguarani“warrior”
  2. Portugueseguarani
  3. Spanishguaraní
  4. EnglishGuaraní

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Portuguese guarani ultimately derived from Paraguayan Guarani guarani (“warrior”).

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Translations

Basque guaraniera
  • guaranieraSouth-American language or language family
Catalan guaraní, guaraní
  • guaranícurrency of Paraguay
  • guaraníSouth-American language or language family
Chinese Mandarin 瓜拉尼, 瓜拉尼語 /瓜拉尼语
  • 瓜拉尼 (guālāní)currency of Paraguay
  • 瓜拉尼語 /瓜拉尼语 (Guālāníyǔ)South-American language or language family
Czech guaraní
  • guaranícurrency of Paraguay
Esperanto gvarania
  • gvaraniaSouth-American language or language family
Finnish guarani, guarani
  • guaranicurrency of Paraguay
  • guaraniSouth-American language or language family
German Guaraní, Guaraní
  • Guaranícurrency of Paraguay
  • GuaraníSouth-American language or language family
Hindi ग्वारानी
  • ग्वारानी (gvārānī)South-American language or language family
Hungarian guarani, guarani
  • guaranicurrency of Paraguay
  • guaraniSouth-American language or language family
Icelandic gvaraní
  • gvaraníSouth-American language or language family
Irish Guaráinis
  • GuaráinisSouth-American language or language family
Japanese グアラニー, グアラニー語
  • グアラニー (guaranī)currency of Paraguay
  • グアラニー語 (Guaranīgo)South-American language or language family
Korean 과라니어
  • 과라니어 (gwaranieo)South-American language or language family
Portuguese guarani, guarani
  • guaranicurrency of Paraguay
  • guaraniSouth-American language or language family
Russian гуарани́, гуарани́
  • гуарани́ (guaraní)currency of Paraguay
  • гуарани́ (guaraní)South-American language or language family
Spanish guaraní, guaraní
  • guaranícurrency of Paraguay
  • guaraníSouth-American language or language family
Swedish guaraní
  • guaraníSouth-American language or language family
Ukrainian Гуарані́
  • Гуарані́ (Huaraní)South-American language or language family

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with guaraní

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

guaraní. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaran%C3%AD

MLA

“guaraní.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaran%C3%AD. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guaraní,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaran%C3%AD.

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