Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guara

/ˈɡwɑɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: guara
IPA: /ˈɡwɑɹə/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus), native to much of subtropical central South America, east of the Andes.

noun

A bird, the scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber, native to the tropical Atlantic coast of South America.

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese guará, from Paraguayan Guarani aguara guasu (“large fox”).

Word Breakdown

Root: guará, aguara guasu, gûará

Inflected Forms

guaras (plural)

Synonyms

aguara culpeu

Questions

How do you pronounce guara?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡwɑɹə/.
What does guara mean?: A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus), native to much of subtropical central South America, east of the Andes.
Where does guara come from?: From Brazilian Portuguese guará, from Paraguayan Guarani aguara guasu (“large fox”).

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