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paraguayan

/ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
paraguayan
IPA
/ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Paraguay.

adj

Of or pertaining to the people, language, or culture of Paraguay.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Paraguayan From Paraguay + -an.

Inflected Forms

Paraguayans (plural)

Derived Forms

Paraguayanness

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce paraguayan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/.
What does paraguayan mean?
A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.
Where does paraguayan come from?
Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Paraguayan From Paraguay + -an.

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