Arawak
[ ar-uh-wahk, -wak ]
noun,plural Ar·a·waks, (especially collectively) Ar·a·wak for 1.
a member of an Indian people once widespread in the Antilles but now living primarily in coastal northeastern South America.
any of the related Arawakan languages spoken by the Arawak.
Origin of Arawak
1First recorded in 1835–40; a self-designation of the Arawak people
Words Nearby Arawak
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How to use Arawak in a sentence
An Arawak term for house, referring specifically to a dwelling with an open shed attached.
Original Narratives of Early American History | Vaca and OthersIf the Arawak was impatient of control, the Carib was even more independent.
The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899] | James RodwayNo longer was it the gentle Arawak whom they encountered, but the ferocious cannibal.
The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899] | James RodwayI have stated that I am doubtful as to whether totemism exists in Arawak.
Werwolves | Elliott O'DonnellHis women had provision grounds like those of the Arawak, possibly because they came from that stock.
The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899] | James Rodway
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