GuasĂș
/ÉĄwÉËËsuË/noun
A Guarani-derived name used in English and zoological contexts for certain large South American deer.
Did you know?In IguazĂș, the Guarani element guasĂș means âgreatâ or âlarge,â making IguazĂș approximately âgreat water.â
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Colonial
Guarani
guasu
âLarge, great, or bigâ
16thâ17th Century
Spanish
guazĂș
âA Guarani loanword describing something large, especially in South American natural historyâ
18th Century
Spanish
guazĂș
âA name applied to large native deer and other prominent animalsâ
19th Century
Scientific English
guazĂș
âA zoological loanword for certain large South American deerâ
Modern English
English
guasĂș
âA Guarani-derived zoological or geographic term, also appearing in names such as IguazĂșâ
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