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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... #103500 05/19/2003 3:56 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 wordminstrel enthusiast wordminstrel enthusiast Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 what, if anything, the 'guay' suffix refers to in the names Paraguay and Uruguay. What do those countries' names translate to in English? Gazetteer says: Paraguay is named after the Paraguay River. Paraguay means either "tail of the sea," "garlanded river," or "river which gives birth to the sea." Uruguay is named after the Uruguay River Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... stales 05/19/2003 12:47 AM Re: Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... JohnHawaii 05/19/2003 1:34 AM Re: Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... wwh 05/19/2003 11:06 PM Re: Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... wordminstrel 05/19/2003 3:56 AM Re: Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... Capfka 05/19/2003 8:55 AM Re: Ahoy - Spanish Speakers..... Faldage 05/19/2003 10:15 AM Where's that dictionary? AnnaStrophic 05/19/2003 11:48 AM Re: Where's that dictionary? Faldage 05/19/2003 1:02 PM Re: Where's that dictionary? Faldage 05/19/2003 10:44 PM Tongue guay in cheek consuelo 05/19/2003 10:24 AM Re: Tongue guay in cheek Faldage 05/19/2003 10:33 AM Re: Tongue guay in cheek Capfka 05/19/2003 11:29 AM The Thot Plickens!! stales 05/20/2003 2:36 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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