Caingang

noun

Cain·​gang

ˈkīnˌgaŋ

plural Caingang or Caingangs

1

a

: the non-Guarani-Indian peoples of southern Brazil comprising a number of distinct but related groups

b

: a member of any such people

2

a

: a language of any Caingang people

b

: a language family of the Ge stock comprising the several Caingang languages

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, of American Indian origin

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