Tupi-Guarani

noun

Tu·​pi-Gua·​ra·​ni tü-ˈpē-ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē 

ˈtü-(ˌ)pē-

variants or less commonly Tupí-Guaraní

1

: tupi sense 2

2

: a branch of the Tupi language family that includes Tupinamba, Guarani, and a number of other languages spoken from French Guiana south to Paraguay and west to eastern Colombia

Tupi-Guaranian

tü-ˈpē-ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē-ən 

ˈtü-(ˌ)pē-

adjective or noun

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1