# Casiquiare

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Casiquiare, itself borrowed from Ye'kwana Kashishiwade.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/casiquiare