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Garinagu

Garinagu noun: an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people, many of whom have migrated to Central America and the United States. Also the plural of Garifuna.

Noun

Garinagu pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people, many of whom have migrated to Central America and the United States.
    Synonyms:
    Black Caribs, Garífuna, Garifune

Also used as

Garinagu is also the plural of Garifuna.

Synonyms of Garinagu

Origin of Garinagu

Endonym of the Garifuna people, a corruption of Kalinago Kalinago.

Questions about Garinagu

What does Garinagu mean?
Garinagu means an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people, many of whom have migrated to Central America and the United States.
What part of speech is Garinagu?
Garinagu is a noun.

Words near Garinagu in the dictionary

  1. Garifunas
  2. Garifune
  3. garigue
  4. garigues
  5. Garima
  6. Garinagu
  7. Garis
  8. Garises
  9. garish
  10. garishly
  11. garishness

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