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ruana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
ru-a-na
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.

Etymology

From French ruana and its etymon, Spanish ruana (“woolen fabric or garment”), of disputed origin. Suggestions include Latin rūga (“wrinkle”), Quechua ruana (“textile”), and Chibcha ruana (“land of blankets”); see Wikipedia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ruana, rūga

Inflected Forms

ruanas (plural)

Questions

What does ruana mean?
An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.
Where does ruana come from?
It is traced to French.

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