ˈchä(ˌ)nā, in sense 1 “or ˈshänə noun
( plural chané or chanés )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish & Portuguese, of American Indian origin
1. : guaná II
2.
a. : an Arawakan people of the Paraná river valley
b. : a member of such people
3. : the language of the Chané people