GuazĂș
/ÉĄwÉËËzuË/noun
A large South American deer, especially the marsh deer, or a name incorporating this Guarani-derived term.
Did you know?GuazĂș comes from Guarani guasu, meaning âlarge,â and appears in names for several notably large South American animals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Tupi-Guarani
Proto-Tupi-Guarani
*wasu
âLarge or great; a reconstructed ancestral formâ
Pre-Colonial Period
Guarani
guasu
âLarge, big, or greatâ
16thâ17th Century
Spanish
guazĂș
âA borrowing from Guarani, used in South American animal namesâ
19th Century
English
guazu
âA large South American deer, especially the marsh deerâ
Modern English
English
guazĂș
âA Guarani-derived zoological name, also written guazuâ
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