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Guanche

Guanche noun: an aboriginal inhabitant originally of the island of Tenerife only, but now often of extinct pre-Hispanic population of the Canary Islands in general.

Noun

Guanche (plural Guanches)

  1. An aboriginal inhabitant originally of the island of Tenerife only, but now often of extinct pre-Hispanic population of the Canary Islands in general.

Proper noun

Guanche

  1. The language of the Guanches, believed to belong to the Berber family.

Forms of Guanche

pluralGuanches

Questions about Guanche

What does Guanche mean?
Guanche means an aboriginal inhabitant originally of the island of Tenerife only, but now often of extinct pre-Hispanic population of the Canary Islands in general.
What part of speech is Guanche?
Guanche can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Guanche?
The plural of Guanche is Guanches.

Words near Guanche in the dictionary

  1. guanays
  2. guanazine
  3. guanazodine
  4. guanazole
  5. guanazolo
  6. Guanche
  7. Guancheng
  8. Guanches
  9. guanciale
  10. guancidine
  11. guanco

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