adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Guatemalan coffee
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: Central American
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Guatemala Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Guatemalan From Guatemala + -an.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
guatemalianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Bulgarian:
гватема́лски
(gvatemálski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Catalan:
guatemalenc
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Czech:
guatemalský
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Finnish:
guatemalalainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
French:
guatémaltèque
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Galician:
guatemalteco
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
German:
guatemaltekisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Italian:
guatemalteco
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Latin:
guatemalensis
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Norwegian Bokmål:
guatemalansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
guatemalansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Polish:
gwatemalski
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Portuguese:
guatemalteco
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Portuguese:
guatemalense
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Romanian:
guatemalez
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Russian:
гватема́льский
(gvatɛmálʹskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Serbo-Croatian:
gvatemalski
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Spanish:
guatemalteco
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Spanish:
chapín
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Swahili:
Kigwatemala
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people
Swedish:
guatemalansk
— of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people