jarana

Spanish

Etymology

From arana (“cheating”), which is probably from Quechua [Term?], note similar jalana (noisiness) from extinct Charrúa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈɾana/, [xaˈɾa.na]

Noun

jarana f (plural jaranas)

1. a small guitar

   Hypernym: guitarra

2. (familiar) horseplay; fooling around
3. (familiar) revelry
4. (familiar) debt

Derived terms

• jaranero

Descendants

• → Tagalog: harana

Further reading

• “jarana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014