ARAWAK


Meaning of ARAWAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-rə-ˌwäk, -ˌwak ]

noun

( plural Arawak or Arawaks )

Etymology: earlier Arwaca, Aroaca, an Arawak subgroup of 16th century Trinidad, perhaps from an Arawak name for the subgroup

Date: 1769

1. : a member of an Indian people of the Arawakan group now living chiefly along the coast of Guyana

2. : the language of the Arawak people

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.