Arawakan

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ar′ə wä′kən, -wak′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ar•a•wak•an  (ar′ə wä′kən, -wak′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa family of numerous and widely scattered languages spoken formerly from Florida to Chile but now only in South America.
  2. Anthropology, Language Varietiesa member of a group of Indian peoples who spoke these languages.

adj. 
  1. Anthropology, Language Varietiesof or belonging to this language family or its speakers or to the Arawak.
  • Arawak + -an 1905–10

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