guarana

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guarana

  • /ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/

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From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana.

noun guaranas · guaraná

  1. A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
  2. The fruit from this tree, chiefly used to make caffeinated beverages. Brazilians consume more than six billion quarts of soft drinks a year, making Brazil the third-largest soft drink market in the world, after Mexico and the United States, and guarana-based drinks make up 25 percent of this market.
  3. An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.

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noun tree

日本語ガラナ garana
Portuguêsguaraná
Françaisguarana

noun fruit

Portuguêsguaraná
Italianoguaranà

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"guarana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guarana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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guarana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guarana

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"guarana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guarana.

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@misc{guarana_2026,
  title = {guarana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guarana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}