Arawak

Ar·a·wak

[ar-uh-wahk, -wak]
noun, plural Ar·a·waks ( especially collectively ) Ar·a·wak.
1.
a member of an Indian people once widespread in the Antilles but now confined to northeastern South America.
2.
the language of the Arawaks.
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arawak

noun
1. a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America 
2. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America 
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Arawak is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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