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guarani

1

[ gwahr-uh-nee, gwahr-uh-nee ]

noun

plural guarani, guaranis.
  1. a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.


Guarani

2
or ҳܲ··í

[ gwahr-uh-nee ]

noun

plural Guaranis, Guaranies, (especially collectively) Guarani.
  1. a member of an Indian people now living principally in Paraguay.
  2. a language belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family of languages and spoken by the Guarani Indians: the chief vernacular of Paraguay.

Guarani

1

/ ˌɡɑːəˈԾː /

noun

  1. -ni-nis a member of a South American Indian people of Paraguay, S Brazil, and Bolivia
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family; one of the official languages of Paraguay, along with Spanish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ܲí

2

/ ˈɡɑːəɪ /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of guarani1

1940–45; < Spanish, after Guarani
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Barbecuing meat on large ground fires comes from indigenous groups as the guarani and charruas, from Brazil's south, says sociologist Carlos Doria.

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