noun
also ar·ra·wak ˈarəˌwäk, -ˌwak
( plural arawak or arawaks )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an Indian people or peoples of the Arawakan group formerly occupying most of the Greater Antilles but now scattered in small numbers along the coast of Guyana
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Arawak people
3. : arawakan