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Potaro

[ puh-tahr-oh ]

noun

  1. a river in central Guyana: Kaieteur Falls, one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 kilometers) long.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Potaro1

First recorded in 1840–45; “Black (River)” in an Indigenous language

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