Arawak

noun

Ar·​a·​wak ˈa-rə-ˌwäk 

-ˌwak,

ˈer-ə-

plural Arawak or Arawaks

1

: a member of an Indian people of the Arawakan group now living chiefly along the coast of Guyana

2

: the language of the Arawak people

Word History

Etymology

earlier Arwaca, Aroaca, an Arawak subgroup of 16th century Trinidad, perhaps from an Arawak name for the subgroup

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Arawak

noun

Ar·​a·​wak ˈar-ə-ˌwäk 

plural Arawak or Arawaks

: a member of an Indian people chiefly of Guyana