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Uruguayan.

A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/
  1. A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua Classical Guarani uruguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor. Spanish Uruguaybor. English Uruguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Uruguayan From Uruguay + -an.

adj/ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Uruguay, the Uruguayan people or the Uruguayan language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua Classical Guarani uruguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor. Spanish Uruguaybor. English Uruguay Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Uruguayan From Uruguay + -an.

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