Aguaruna

noun

Agua·​ru·​na

ˌä-gwə-ˈrü-nə

plural Aguaruna or Aguarunas

1

a

: an Indian people of Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Jivaroan language of the Aguaruna people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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