guarana

See also: guaraná

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/

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.
    • 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:
      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.
  3. An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.

Derived terms

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French guarana.

Noun

guarana f (uncountable)

  1. guarana

Declension

Declension of guarana
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative guarana guaranaua
genitive-dative - -i
vocative
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