guarani

noun

gua·​ra·​ni ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē 

1

capitalized

a

plural guarani or guaranis : a member of a Tupi-Guaranian people of Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil

b

: the language of the Guarani

2

plural guaranies also guaranis the basic monetary unit of Paraguay see Money Table

Word History

Etymology

Spanish guaraní

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a