Layaná

noun

La·​ya·​ná

¦läyə¦nä,

¦līə-

plural Layaná or Layanás

1

: an Arawakan people living opposite the mouth of the Apa river in Paraguay

2

: a member of the Layaná people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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