Araona

noun

Ara·​ona

ˌarəˈōnə

variants or Arauna

ˌarəˈünə

plural Araona or Araonas or Arauna or Araunas

1

a

: a Tacanan people of northwest Bolivia and adjacent parts of Brazil

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Araona people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish araona & Portuguese araúna, of American Indian origin

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