Cuna

American  

[koo-nuh] / ˈku nə /

noun

• Cunas,
  plural
• Cuna
  plural

1. a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.

2. the Chibchan language spoken by the Cuna.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Cuna
  plural
• Cunas
  plural

Example Sentences

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Cuna

“We want to come according to the law and be welcomed,” said Cuna, whose thatched tent included Colombian women and families hoping to reach Chicago, San Antonio, Philadelphia and Spartanburg, South Carolina.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023

Among the newer chocolates he’s carrying, almost all bean-to-bar, are Honeymoon from St. Louis, Bixby from Maine and Cuna de Piedra from Monterrey, Mexico.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

Cuna de Campeones, the riding school where he trained, paid tribute to him on Twitter, saying: "We will always remember you for your smile, your big heart and your professionalism."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2021

Cuna landed awkwardly on his right leg while trying to make a catch a drive from Miami Marlins batter Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning.

From Fox News ● Jul. 10, 2021

It has been formerly mentioned that Nuno de Cuna arrived at Ormuz in May 1529, into which he made a formal and pompous entry, to the great admiration of the natives.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr