adj · 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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/ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Uruguay, the Uruguayan people or the Uruguayan language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Uruguay or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Uruguay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: South American
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua Classical Guarani uruguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor. Spanish Uruguaybor. English Uruguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Uruguayan From Uruguay + -an.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
uruguayu
— of Uruguay
Bulgarian:
уругвайски
(urugvajski)
— of Uruguay
Catalan:
uruguaià
— of Uruguay
Czech:
uruguayský
— of Uruguay
Danish:
uruguayansk
— of Uruguay
Finnish:
uruguaylainen
— of Uruguay
French:
uruguayen
— of Uruguay
German:
uruguayisch
— of Uruguay
Irish:
Uraguach
— of Uruguay
Italian:
uruguaiano
— of Uruguay
Lithuanian:
urugvajiškas
— of Uruguay
Norwegian Bokmål:
uruguayansk
— of Uruguay
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uruguayansk
— of Uruguay
Polish:
urugwajski
— of Uruguay
Portuguese:
uruguaio
— of Uruguay
Romanian:
uruguayan
— of Uruguay
Russian:
уругва́йский
(urugvájskij)
— of Uruguay
Spanish:
uruguayo
— of Uruguay
Spanish:
charrúa
— of Uruguay
Swahili:
Kirugwai
— of Uruguay
Swedish:
uruguayansk
— of Uruguay
Swedish:
uruguaysk
— of Uruguay
Tagalog:
Uruguwayo
— of Uruguay
Ukrainian:
уругва́йський
(uruhvájsʹkyj)
— of Uruguay
Albanian:
uruguaián
— a person from Uruguay
Albanian:
uruguaiáne
— a person from Uruguay
Arabic:
أُورُوغْوَانِيّ
(ʔūrūḡwāniyy)
— a person from Uruguay
Arabic:
أُورُوغْوَائِيّ
(ʔūrūḡwāʔiyy)
— a person from Uruguay
Asturian:
uruguayu
— a person from Uruguay
Asturian:
uruguaya
— a person from Uruguay
Bulgarian:
уругваец
(urugvaec)
— a person from Uruguay
Bulgarian:
уругвайка
(urugvajka)
— a person from Uruguay
Catalan:
uruguaià
— a person from Uruguay
Catalan:
uruguaiana
— a person from Uruguay
Czech:
Uruguayec
— a person from Uruguay
Danish:
uruguayaner
— a person from Uruguay
Esperanto:
urugvajano
— a person from Uruguay
Esperanto:
urugvajanino
— a person from Uruguay
Finnish:
uruguaylainen
— a person from Uruguay
French:
Uruguayen
— a person from Uruguay
French:
Uruguayenne
— a person from Uruguay
Galician:
uruguaio
— a person from Uruguay
German:
Uruguayer
— a person from Uruguay
German:
Uruguayerin
— a person from Uruguay
Irish:
Uraguach
— a person from Uruguay
Italian:
uruguaiano
— a person from Uruguay
Italian:
uruguaiana
— a person from Uruguay
Lithuanian:
urugvajietis
— a person from Uruguay
Lithuanian:
urugvajietė
— a person from Uruguay
Norwegian Bokmål:
uruguayaner
— a person from Uruguay
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uruguayan
— a person from Uruguay
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uruguayanar
— a person from Uruguay
Polish:
Urugwajczyk
— a person from Uruguay
Polish:
Urugwajka
— a person from Uruguay
Portuguese:
uruguaio
— a person from Uruguay
Portuguese:
uruguaia
— a person from Uruguay
Romanian:
uruguayan
— a person from Uruguay
Romanian:
uruguayană
— a person from Uruguay
Russian:
уругва́ец
(urugvájec)
— a person from Uruguay
Russian:
уругва́йка
(urugvájka)
— a person from Uruguay
Serbo-Croatian:
Urugvajac
— a person from Uruguay
Serbo-Croatian:
Urugvajka
— a person from Uruguay
Spanish:
uruguayo
— a person from Uruguay
Spanish:
uruguaya
— a person from Uruguay
Spanish:
charrúa
— a person from Uruguay
Swahili:
Mrugwai
— a person from Uruguay
Tagalog:
Uruguwayo
— a person from Uruguay
Turkish:
Uruguaylı
— a person from Uruguay
Ukrainian:
уругва́єць
(uruhvájecʹ)
— a person from Uruguay
Ukrainian:
уругва́йка
(uruhvájka)
— a person from Uruguay
