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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *woku; compare Apalaí oku, Trió jokï, Wayana okï, Waiwai woku, Akawaio uku, Macushi woku, Pemon wok, Ye'kwana wokü.
Pronunciation
Noun
woku (possessed wokuru)
- drink, beverage in general
- fermented manioc drink in particular, whether caxiri, paja, or pajawaru
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 428
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “woku”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 525; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 514