Amanayé

noun

Ama·​na·​yé

¦amənə¦yā

plural Amanayé or Amanayés

1

a

: a Tupi-Guaranian people of the state of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Amanayé people

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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