aruaque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arauaque, arawak, aruak, arauaco, aruaco

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾuˈa.ki/ [a.ɾʊˈa.ki], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾwa.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾuˈa.ki/ [a.ɾʊˈa.ki], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾwa.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾuˈa.ke/ [a.ɾʊˈa.ke], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾwa.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɾwa.kɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ru‧a‧que

Noun

aruaque m or f by sense (plural aruaques)

1. Arawak (a member of the Arawak people)

Noun

aruaque m (uncountable)

1. Arawak (the language of the Arawak people)

Adjective

aruaque m or f (plural aruaques)

1. Arawak (pertaining to the Arawak people)

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Aruaque”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Further reading

• “aruaque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “aruaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025