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awara

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈwɑːɹə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [æˈwɑːɹʌ]
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈɒwʌɹʌ]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /əˈwɑɹə/
  • General-American: [æˈwɑɹʌ]
  • General-American: [ˈɑwʌɹʌ]

1

noun

Meaning 1

The palm tree Astrocaryum vulgare which is native to the Amazon Rainforest region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Guyana, attributive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The oily edible fruit of this tree, which has a yellowish-orange skin and pulp, and a large black seed. Both the pulp and the seed yield oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Guyana

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English awara, from Lokono awara.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: awarra — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Esperanto: tukumo — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Guyanese Creole English: awara — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Guyanese Creole English: ocherie — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Kari'na: murumuru — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Kari'na: awara — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Lokono: awara — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Portuguese: tucum — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Portuguese: tucumã-do-Pará — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Quechua: wikunku — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Sicilian: tucùm — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Spanish: chontilla — Astrocaryum vulgare
  • Sranan Tongo: awara — Astrocaryum vulgare