guajira

[gwah-heer-uh, gwah-hee-rah]

noun

plural

guajiras 

1. a Cuban peasant dance with shifting rhythms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of guajira¹

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

Example Sentences

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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He says his orders have slumped, not due to a lack of interest, but because more foreign businesses are travelling to La Guajira to source the bags directly, communicating through AI tools like ChatGPT and translation apps.

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Mr Miller says influencers - especially from China and Thailand - started streaming live from La Guajira on platforms like TikTok, offering real-time purchases to their followers.

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When José Luis Iguarán steps outside his home in La Guajira, northern Colombia, he is met with a line of 10 towering wind turbines stretching across the cactus-strewn terrain toward the Caribbean Sea.

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