Araguaía

American  

[ar-uh-gwahy-uh, awr-] / ˌær əˈgwaɪ ə, ˌɔr- /

Or Araguaya

noun

1. a river in southern central Brazil, flowing north to the Tocantins River. 1,600 miles (2,575 km) long.

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Araguaia British  

/ ˌɑːrəˈɡwaɪə /

noun

1. a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing north to the Tocantins River. Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Araguaía

First recorded in 1705–10 (for spelling Araguaya ); from Tupi (a language spoken by the Tupi Indians in northern Brazil): literally, “River of red macaws”