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
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The first known use of Tupi-Guarani was in 1850
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