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guarani

[ gwahr-uh-nee, gwahr-uh-nee ]
/ ˌgwɑr əˈni, ˈgwɑr əˌni /

noun, plural gua·ra·ni, gua·ra·nis.

a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.

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Origin of guarani

1940–45; <Spanish, after Guarani

Words nearby guarani

guanylic acid, Guaporé, guar, guaracha, guarana, guarani, guarantee, guaranteed annual income, guaranteed annual wage, guaranteed bond, guaranteed stock

Definition for guarani (2 of 2)

Guarani

or Gua·ra·ní

[ gwahr-uh-nee ]
/ ˌgwɑr əˈni /

noun, plural Gua·ra·nis, Gua·ra·nies, (especially collectively) Gua·ra·ni.

a member of an Indian people now living principally in Paraguay.
a language belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family of languages and spoken by the Guarani Indians: the chief vernacular of Paraguay.
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British Dictionary definitions for guarani (1 of 2)

Guarani
/ (ˌɡwɑːrəˈniː) /

noun

plural -ni or -nis a member of a South American Indian people of Paraguay, S Brazil, and Bolivia
the language of this people, belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family; one of the official languages of Paraguay, along with Spanish

British Dictionary definitions for guarani (2 of 2)

guaraní
/ (ˈɡwɑːrənɪ) /

noun plural -ní or -nís

the standard monetary unit of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos
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