casiquiare

Questions

What does casiquiare mean?

A distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.

Where does casiquiare come from?

Borrowed from Spanish Casiquiare, itself borrowed from Ye'kwana Kashishiwade.

How to pronounce casiquiare

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