guarana

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Etymology

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From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Guaraní guara-ná, from Sateré-Mawé warana.

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Noun

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guarana (plural guaranas)

  1. A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
  2. The fruit from this tree, chiefly used to make caffeinated beverages.
    • 2004, Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 192–193:
      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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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French guarana.

Noun

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guarana f (uncountable)

  1. guarana

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