hamaca paraguaya

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “Paraguayan hammock”. The association with hammocks and Paraguay originates from the Paraguayan hammock-making tradition, although hammocks originate from the Taíno and were introduced into what is now Paraguay by the Spanish. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: ha‧ma‧ca pa‧ra‧gua‧ya === Noun === hamaca paraguaya f (plural hamacas paraguayas) (Rioplatense, Paraguay) hammock ==== Usage notes ==== Used to distinguish from either a swing or rocking chair which hamaca also means in the Río de la Plata basin and Paraguay. === Further reading === “hamaca paraguaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025