Jirajara

noun

Ji·​ra·​ja·​ra

ˌhirəˈhärə

plural Jirajara or Jirajaras

1

a

: a group of peoples of northwestern Venezuela

b

: a member of any of such peoples

2

: the language of the Jirajara peoples constituting a language family

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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