Arawak

See also: arawak

English

Etymology

From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.

Noun

Arawak (plural Arawaks or Arawak)

1. A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
2. A member of an Arawak indigenous group.

Translations

• Note: These may be translations for the plural.

people

• French: Arawak (fr) m or f
• German: Arawak (de) m or f
• Irish: Aruacach m
• Spanish: arahuaco m

Proper noun

Arawak

1. A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
2. A Caribbean language belonging to this group.

Translations

group of languages

• Irish: Aruaicis f
• Spanish: arahuaco m

specific language

• Irish: Aruaicis f
• Spanish: arahuaco m
• Sranan Tongo: Arwakatongo

Adjective

Arawak (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the Arawak peoples

Translations

pertaining to the Arawak

• French: Arawak (fr) m or f
• German: Arawak (de) m
• Irish: Aruacach
• Portuguese: aruaque (pt), arawak, aruak, arauaco, aruaco, arauaque
• Spanish: arahuaco
• Sranan Tongo: arwaka
• Swedish: arawak, arawakindian

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lokono terms
• Arawak language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Arawak, arw ⁠

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• Karawa