Standard Lemma guide

Guaraní

name · noun · 4 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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  • /ˌɡwɑːɹəˈniː/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː
  • homophone: Guaraní

1

name

Meaning 1

A member of an Amerindian people native to Paraguay and adjacent regions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Tupian language family spoken by this people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

The Paraguayan Guarani language spoken by this people in Paraguay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The currency of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Portuguese guarani ultimately derived from Paraguayan Guarani guarani (“warrior”).

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Paraguayan Guarani guarani.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գուարանի (guarani) — South-American language or language family
  • Basque: guaraniera — South-American language or language family
  • Catalan: guaraní — South-American language or language family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瓜拉尼語 /瓜拉尼语 (Guālāníyǔ) — South-American language or language family
  • Esperanto: gvarania — South-American language or language family
  • Finnish: guarani — South-American language or language family
  • German: Guaraní — South-American language or language family
  • Paraguayan Guarani: avañe'ẽ — South-American language or language family
  • Hindi: ग्वारानी (gvārānī) — South-American language or language family
  • Hungarian: guarani — South-American language or language family
  • Icelandic: gvaraní — South-American language or language family
  • Irish: Guaráinis — South-American language or language family
  • Japanese: グアラニー語 (Guaranīgo) — South-American language or language family
  • Khmer: ហ្កួរ៉ានី (guəraanii) — South-American language or language family
  • Korean: 과라니어 (gwaranieo) — South-American language or language family
  • Portuguese: guarani — South-American language or language family
  • Russian: гуарани́ (guaraní) — South-American language or language family
  • Spanish: guaraní — South-American language or language family
  • Swedish: guaraní — South-American language or language family
  • Ukrainian: Гуарані́ (Huaraní) — South-American language or language family
  • Catalan: guaraní — currency of Paraguay
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瓜拉尼 (guālāní) — currency of Paraguay
  • Czech: guaraní — currency of Paraguay
  • Finnish: guarani — currency of Paraguay
  • German: Guaraní — currency of Paraguay
  • Hungarian: guarani — currency of Paraguay
  • Japanese: グアラニー (guaranī) — currency of Paraguay
  • Portuguese: guarani — currency of Paraguay
  • Russian: гуарани́ (guaraní) — currency of Paraguay
  • Spanish: guaraní — currency of Paraguay