tamanaco

noun tah-mah-NAH-koh Rare

Origin: From the Tamanaco people's own name, a Carib language group of Venezuela.

Usage Note

Tamanaco refers to a member of the Tamanaco people, an indigenous Carib-speaking group historically inhabiting the Orinoco region of Venezuela. The language they spoke, also called Tamanaco, is now extinct. The word appears primarily in historical, ethnographic, and Venezuelan cultural contexts.

Examples

"Los cronistas coloniales describieron a los tamanacos del Orinoco."

Natural Translation

Colonial chroniclers described the Tamanacos of the Orinoco.

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