guarania

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noun

A style of music from Paraguay, generally in a minor key.

OriginSpanish guarania ← Paraguayan Guarani abá guariní →
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Meanings

nounguarania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA style of music from Paraguay, generally in a minor key.

Origin

  1. Paraguayan Guaraniabá guariní“man of war”
  2. Spanishguarania
  3. Englishguarania

Borrowed from Spanish guarania, from guaraní, from Paraguayan Guarani abá guariní (“man of war”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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