Abañeeme

noun

Aba·​ñe·​eme

əˌbänyəˈāmē

plural -s

: the language of the Guarani people of Paraguay

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani avañeʔẽme, from ava "man, Indian" + ñeʔẽ "speech" + -pe, -me, suffix marking location or direct object

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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