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 Gua·ra·ní

[gwahr-uh-nee]

noun

plural

Guaranis, Guaranies ,

plural

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

/ ˌɡwɑːrəˈniː /

noun

1. 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

guaraní

²

/ ˈɡwɑːrənɪ /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos

Word History and Origins

Origin of guarani¹

1940–45; < Spanish, after Guarani

Example Sentences

“I keep thinking about the situation of the Guarani Kaiowá who continue to be decimated by agribusiness. Will an apology stop the violence against them?” he said.

From Seattle Times

“I really want to see a Guarani woman play for a big club and, maybe, for the national team,” the 32-year-old Martins said.

From Seattle Times

It added 24 of them this week, including Quechua and other Indigenous South American languages such as Guarani and Aymara.

From Seattle Times

Mr Gabriel lives in Brazil's Atlantic Forest and is a coordinator of the Guarani Yvyrupa Commission, which brings together members of the Guarani people.

From BBC

It shows a March 2019 demonstration in Sao Paulo by a group of Guarani Indigenous people who were protesting changes to health care infrastructure and resources.

From Seattle Times