First Known Use: 1769
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Arawak
noun Ar·a·wak \ˈa-rə-ˌwäk, -ˌwak\
plural Arawak or Arawaks
Definition of ARAWAK
1
: a member of an Indian people of the Arawakan group now living chiefly along the coast of Guyana
2
: the language of the Arawak people
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Origin of ARAWAK
earlier Arwaca, Aroaca, an Arawak subgroup of 16th century Trinidad, perhaps from an Arawak name for the subgroup
Rhymes with ARAWAK
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
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