curiara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish curiara, itself borrowed from a Cariban language; compare Kari'na kurijara, Ye'kwana kudiyada.

Noun

curiara (plural curiaras)

a dugout canoe used by indigenous people in South America

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Cariban language; compare Kari'na kurijara, Ye'kwana kudiyada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈɾjaɾa/ [kuˈɾja.ɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: cu‧ria‧ra

Noun

curiara f (plural curiaras)

a type of wooden canoe found in South America

Descendants

→ English: curiara

Further reading

“curiara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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