kawésqar
Spanish, noun/kaˈweskaɾ/
kawésqar is spelled K-A-W-É-S-Q-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written Spanish, the 331,538th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kawésqar is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Kawésqar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lengua sudamericana hablada por los alacalufes. Se considera una lengua aislada, posiblemente relacionada con…”.
What does kawésqar mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio que habitaba las islas y canales del extremo sur de Chile. Sobreviven unos 20 individuos en Puerto Edén. 2. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con los kawésqar₁ o su cultura.
noun: 1. Lengua sudamericana hablada por los alacalufes. Se considera una lengua aislada, posiblemente relacionada con otras lenguas fueguinas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce kawésqar?
- /kaˈweskaɾ/
- [kaˈwes.kaɾ]
- [kaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eskaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is kawésqar in Spanish?
kawésqar appears about once in every 93 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).