guarani
noun
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
guarani
1 American
[gwahr-uh-nee, gwahr-uh-nee]
/ ˌgwɑr əˈni, ˈgwɑr əˌni /
noun
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guarani,
plural
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guaranis
plural
Guarani
2
American
[gwahr-uh-nee]
/ ˌgwɑr əˈni /
Or
Guaraní
noun
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Guaranis,
plural
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Guaranies,
plural
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Guarani
plural
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a member of an Indian people now living principally in Paraguay.
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a language belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family of languages and spoken by the Guarani Indians: the chief vernacular of Paraguay.
Guarani
1
British
/ ˌɡwɑːrəˈniː /
noun
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a member of a South American Indian people of Paraguay, S Brazil, and Bolivia
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the language of this people, belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family; one of the official languages of Paraguay, along with Spanish
guaraní
2
British
/ ˈɡwɑːrənɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of guarani
1940–45; < Spanish, after Guarani
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One example of such extreme deprivation cited in the report is the case of Ricardo, a member of the Guarani Indigenous community living outside Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia's largest city.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
The Xondarias Guarani team was founded in January 2019 after two regional clubs merged.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
"Demarcation is important, because it is not only a social issue, but also a spiritual, traditional and cultural issue," said Jurandir Karai Djekupe, a Guarani Mbya leader from the north of São Paulo.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2023
Representatives from the Terena and Guarani tribes joined the demonstration, some donning headdresses and black-and-red face paint.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2022
There are only four numerals in the Guarani language: 1, petei; 2,moncoi; 3,bohapy; 4,irundú.
From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by G. Whitfield Ray
Los Guaranies had a wonderful opportunity with a three-on-one in the 11th minute, but Brooks intervened with a well-timed and immaculate slide tackle in the penalty area.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2016
Its inhabitants were the docile Guaranies, who knew something of agriculture and in whose villages considerable stores of food were to be found.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
The Guaranis, deprived of their spiritual guides, refused all confidence in the lay directors sent them by the Spanish crown.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Mansfield peered through the bushes and saw the Guaranis walking in very leisurely manner towards the place where the deer had fallen.
From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by H. W. G. Hyrst
“The worship of Tamu,” the culture hero of the Guaranis, says the traveller D’Orbigny, “is one of reverence, not of fear.”
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Daniel Garrison Brinton
The Guaranis of Paraguay did not differ, in this respect, from their congeners.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
It is still an open question whether the Tupis and Guaranis who inhabit the vast region between the Amazon and the Pampas of Buenos Ayres are affined to them.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Daniel Garrison Brinton
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