English Explanatory Dictionary

Arawak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
  2. A member of an Arawak indigenous group.
name
  1. A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
  2. A Caribbean language belonging to this group.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Arawak peoples

Word forms

Arawak Arawaks

Etymology

From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.

Related words

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