guajiro

English

Etymology

From Spanish guajiro, from Lokono/Wayuu.

Noun

guajiro (plural guajiros)

1. A Cuban agricultural worker.

Anagrams

• Arguijo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈxiɾo/ [ɡwaˈxi.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: gua‧ji‧ro

Etymology 1

From Lokono/Wayuu guajiro (“lord, powerful man”).

Adjective

guajiro (feminine guajira, masculine plural guajiros, feminine plural guajiras)

1. (Cuba) rural

Derived terms

• sueño guajiro

Noun

guajiro m (plural guajiros, feminine guajira, feminine plural guajiras)

1. Wayuu
2. (Cuba) peasant, farmer, rural person

   Synonym: campesino

Descendants

• → English: guajiro

Etymology 2

Adjective

guajiro (feminine guajira, masculine plural guajiros, feminine plural guajiras)

1. of, from or relating to La Guajira

Noun

guajiro m (plural guajiros, feminine guajira, feminine plural guajiras)

1. native or inhabitant of La Guajira (male or of unspecified gender)

Further reading

• “guajiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10