n.
Pronunciation: ˌ gwä-r ə - ' nä
Function: noun
Etymology: Portuguese guaraná, from Nhengatu (Tupi-based lingua franca of Amazonia), from Sateré-Mawé (Tupian language of the middle Amazon River basin) warana
Date: 1838
: a dried paste that is made from the seeds of a So. American climbing shrub ( Paullinia cupana ) of the soapberry family, that contains caffeine and tannin, and that is used as a stimulant also : this plant