Arawak

== English == === Etymology === From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono. === Noun === Arawak (plural Arawaks or Arawak) A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America. A member of an Arawak indigenous group. ==== Translations ==== Note: These may be translations for the plural. === Proper noun === Arawak A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean. A Caribbean language belonging to this group. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Arawak (not comparable) Pertaining to the Arawak peoples ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Lokono terms Arawak language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ethnologue entry for Arawak, arw ⁠ === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Arawak”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Karawa