Cayuá

noun

Ca·​yuá

¦käyə¦wä,

¦kīə¦-

plural Cayuá or Cayuás

1

a

: a non-Christian Guarani people of southwestern Brazil and northern Paraguay

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Cayuá people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cayuá & Portuguese caiuá, of American Indian origin

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