Achagua

noun

Acha·​gua

ə-ˈchä-gwə

plural Achagua or Achaguas

1

a

: an Arawakan people of the upper valley of the Orinoco

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Arawakan language of the Achagua people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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