guajajara

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Guajajára wazayzar (literally “feathered headdress owner”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ʒaˈʒa.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ʒaˈʒa.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ʒaˈʒa.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐ.ʒɐˈʒa.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: gua‧ja‧ja‧ra

Noun

guajajara m or f (plural guajajaras)

1. Guajajára person
2. Guajajára language

Adjective

guajajara m or f (plural guajajaras)

1. related to the Guajajára people or its language

Further reading

• “guajajara”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “guajajara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “guajajara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “guajajara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025