guajiro

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English

Etymology

From Spanish guajiro, from Lokono/Wayuu.

Noun

guajiro (plural guajiros)

  1. A Cuban agricultural worker.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈxiɾo/
  • 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

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)

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