Pronunciation: ˌ zhä-vä- ' r ē
Variant: or Spanish Ya · va · rí \ ˌ yä-vä- ' r ē \ or formerly Ya · ca · ra · na \ ˌ yä-kä- ' rä-nä \
Function: geographical name
river ab 600 mi (965 km ) NW S. America flowing NE on Peru-Brazil boundary into the Amazon