wayúu
Spanish, noun[waˈʝuu]
wayúu is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Wayuu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona originaria del pueblo guajiro₁”.
What does wayúu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineWayuu
noun
- 1
femininemasculineWayuu
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de uno de los pueblos que habitan la República de Colombia y la República de Venezuela, siendo estos descendientes de los nativos arahuacos.
noun: 1. Persona originaria del pueblo guajiro₁.
noun: 1. Lengua indígena hablada en Colombia y Venezuela, especialmente por el pueblo guajiro₁, su autodenominación es wayúunaiki.
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.
Forms of wayúu
- wayúus feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wayúu?
- [waˈʝuu]
- [waˈʃuu]
- [waˈʒuu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is wayúu in Spanish?
wayúu appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).