"Arawak" meaning in English

See Arawak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono. Etymology templates: {{der|en|car|Aruwako}} Kari'na Aruwako, {{der|en|arw|-}} Lokono Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Arawak (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the Arawak peoples Tags: not-comparable Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Lokono terms, arw ⁠ Translations (pertaining to the Arawak): Arawak [feminine, masculine] (French), Arawak [masculine] (German), Aruacach (Irish), aruaque (Portuguese), arawak (Portuguese), aruak (Portuguese), arauaco (Portuguese), aruaco (Portuguese), arauaque (Portuguese), arahuaco (Spanish), arwaka (Sranan Tongo), arawak (Swedish), arawakindian (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Arawak-en-adj-r7LFHl83

Proper name

Etymology: From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono. Etymology templates: {{der|en|car|Aruwako}} Kari'na Aruwako, {{der|en|arw|-}} Lokono Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Arawak
  1. A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
    Sense id: en-Arawak-en-name-h8fDZECg
  2. A Caribbean language belonging to this group. Categories (topical): Languages Translations (specific language): Aruaicis [feminine] (Irish), arahuaco [masculine] (Spanish), Arwakatongo (Sranan Tongo)
    Sense id: en-Arawak-en-name-ab--tOfS Disambiguation of Languages: 3 29 46 21 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 40 47 1 Disambiguation of 'specific language': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (group of languages): Aruaicis [feminine] (Irish), arahuaco [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'group of languages': 53 47

Noun

Forms: Arawaks [plural], Arawak [plural]
Etymology: From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono. Etymology templates: {{der|en|car|Aruwako}} Kari'na Aruwako, {{der|en|arw|-}} Lokono Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Arawak}} Arawak (plural Arawaks or Arawak)
  1. A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Translations (people): Arawak [feminine, masculine] (French), Arawak [feminine, masculine] (German), Aruacach [masculine] (Irish), arahuaco [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Arawak-en-noun-Hfcb3Ql9 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 8 20 29 43 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 40 47 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 3 36 55 1 Disambiguation of 'people': 100 0
  2. A member of an Arawak indigenous group.
    Sense id: en-Arawak-en-noun-fUzCZrjr

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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