SINCE 1828
Tupi-Guarani
noun
Tu·pi-Gua·ra·ni
| \ tü-ˈpē-ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē-\
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē-\
variants:
or less commonly Tupí-Guaraní
Definition of Tupi-Guarani
1
: tupi sense 2
2
: a branch of the Tupi language family that includes Tupinamba, Guarani, and a number of other languages spoken from French Guiana south to Paraguay and west to eastern Colombia
Other Words from Tupi-Guarani
Tupi-Guaranian
\ tü-ˈpē-ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē-ən
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē- \
adjective or noun
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē- \
adjective or noun
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