Acawai

noun

Aca·​wai

variants or Akawai

ˈäkəˌwī

plural Acawai or Acawais or Akawai or Akawais

1

a

: a Cariban people of northwestern British Guiana

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Acawai people

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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