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guaraná

guaraná is the alternative spelling of guarana.

Meaning of guarana

Noun

guarana (plural guaranas)

  1. A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
  2. The fruit from this tree, chiefly used to make caffeinated beverages.
    • Brazilians consume more than six billion quarts of soft drinks a year, making Brazil the third-largest soft drink market in the world, after Mexico and the United States, and guarana-based drinks make up 25 percent of this market.2004, Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 192–193
  3. An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.

Forms of guaraná

pluralguaranás

Questions about guaraná

What is guaraná the alternative spelling of?
Guaraná is the alternative spelling of guarana.

Words near guaraná in the dictionary

  1. guarantors
  2. guarantorship
  3. guarantorships
  4. guaranty
  5. guarantying
  6. guaraná
  7. guaraní
  8. Guaraníes
  9. guaranís
  10. guaras
  11. Guarayu

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