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.

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Cuna
  plural
• Cunas
  plural

Example Sentences

Ana Cuna, 27, said she and other Colombians paid $1,300 each to be guided across the border after reaching Tijuana.

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

In that part of the entrenchments defended by Emanuel de Cuna, the Turks were likewise repelled, with the loss of three men on the side of the Portuguese.

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 Kerr, Robert