Uruguay
Meaning
- (masculine) Uruguay (a country in South America)
- (masculine) Uruguay River (a major river in South America)
Concepts
Synonyms
America
la República Oriental del Uruguay
el Uruguay
curro Spagna
Perù
laburo Argentina
chamba Messico
pega Bolivia
maceta Guatemala
marote Argentina
sabiola Uruguay
Frequency
Hyphenated as
U‧ru‧guay
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/uɾuˈɡwai/
Etymology
Disputed, either: * Guaraní urugua y (literally “water shellfish”), from urugua (“shellfish”) + y (“water”); or * Guaraní uru gua y (literally “type of water bird”) from uru (“type of bird”) + gua (“from”) + y (“water”).
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Sentences
Su programación musical es principalmente música 🎶 típica y folklórica del Uruguay
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Its musical program is mainly typical and folkloric music from Uruguay.
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