Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraguay

/ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: paraguay
IPA: /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

name

A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.

Example Sentences

"Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ..."

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) + ĭ (“river”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Paraguaĭ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/

Derived Forms

Paraguayan

Phrases

Alto Paraguay

Frequently Paired Words

Alto Paraguay

Questions

How do you pronounce paraguay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/.
What does paraguay mean?: A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
Where does paraguay come from?: Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) + ĭ (“river”).

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