Arawak

Arawak

See also: arawak

English

Etymology

From Galibi Carib Aruwako, from the name in Arawak.

Adjective

Arawak (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the Arawak peoples

Translations

pertaining to the Arawak

French: Arawak (fr) m or f German: Arawak (de) m Irish: Aruacach Portuguese: aruaque (pt), arawak, aruak, arauaco, aruaco, arauaque Spanish: arahuaco Sranan Tongo: arwaka Swedish: arawak, arawakindian

Noun

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.
2. A member of an Arawak indigenous group.

Translations

• Note: These may be translations for the plural.

people

French: Arawak (fr) m or f German: Arawak (de) m or f Irish: Aruacach m Spanish: arahuaco m

Proper noun

Arawak

1. A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
2. A Caribbean language belonging to this group.

Translations

group of languages

Irish: Aruaicis f Spanish: arahuaco m

specific language

Irish: Aruaicis f Spanish: arahuaco m Sranan Tongo: Arwakatongo

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Arawak terms
• Arawak language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Arawak, arw ⁠

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• Karawa