Querandí

noun

Que·​ran·​dí

variants or Querendí or less commonly Querendy

ˌkārənˈdē

plural Querandí or Querandís or Querendí or Querendís

1

: a people of uncertain linguistic affiliation on the right bank of the lower Plata and Paraná rivers

2

: a member of the Querandí people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish querandí, querendí, from Guarani, from quira grease + -ndi, suffix denoting possession

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