Guayana

Asturian

Proper noun

Guayana f

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈʝana/ [ɡwaˈʝa.na]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaˈʝana/ [ɡwaˈʝa.na]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡwaˈʃana/ [ɡwaˈʃa.na]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaˈʒana/ [ɡwaˈʒa.na]

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Gua‧ya‧na

Proper noun

Guayana f

1. the Guianas (region in South America consisting of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, the Guayana region of Venezuela, and Amapá, Brazil)

   Synonym: Guayanas

2. Nonstandard form of Guyana (“country in South America”).

Derived terms

• Guayana Británica
• Guayana Francesa
• Guayana Holandesa
• guayanés

 

References

• “Guayana” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN