Angaité

noun

An·​gai·​té

ˌäŋˌgīˈtā

plural Angaité or Angaités

1

: an Indian people of Paraguay

2

: a member of the Angaité people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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