aruaque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

arauaque, arawak, aruak, arauaco, aruaco

Etymology

From Galibi Carib aruac, from the name in Arawak.

Noun

aruaque m or f by sense (plural aruaques)

Arawak (a member of the Arawak people)

Noun

aruaque m (uncountable)

Arawak (the language of the Arawak people)

Adjective

aruaque m or f (plural aruaques)

Arawak (pertaining to the Arawak people)

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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