guajira

American  

[gwah-heer-uh, gwah-hee-rah] / gwɑˈhɪər ə, gwɑˈhi rɑ /

noun

plural

guajiras

1. a Cuban peasant dance with shifting rhythms.

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Etymology

Origin of guajira

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish (Cuba): literally, “peasant woman”

Example Sentences

Wednesday's final episode covered the last stage, a 1,000km route from Medellín to the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia.

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What began on the sun-soaked easternmost tip of Mexico is about to come to a close on Thursday night as the teams race toward the windswept Península de La Guajira in Colombia, the series' final checkpoint.

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He left from La Guajira, a region in neighbouring Venezuela, he said.

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They have lived for centuries on the semi-arid peninsula of La Guajira in the northeast of the country, and extend into neighbouring Venezuela.

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Weaving is also a vital source of income in La Guajira, Colombia's second-poorest province, where two-thirds of the population live in poverty.

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