ˌkanəˈwā(ˌ)rō noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Portuguese, literally, canoeman, from canoa canoe (from Spanish) + -eiro -er
1.
a. : a Tupi-Guaranian Indian people of the central part of the state of Goiaz, Brazil
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Canoeiro people