uruguayan

/ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

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noun

A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Uruguay, the Uruguayan people or the Uruguayan language.

"Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard."

Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua Classical Guarani uruguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor. Spanish Uruguaybor. English Uruguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Uruguayan From Uruguay + -an.

Uruguayans (plural)

Uruguayanness

mcmahon himalayan rayon mahan mahon malayan dayan payan skehan tehan mayhan

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How do you pronounce uruguayan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/.

What does uruguayan mean?

A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

Where does uruguayan come from?

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