jarana

Spanish

Etymology

From arana (“cheating”), which is probably from Quechua [Term?], note similar jalana (noisiness) from extinct Charrúa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaˈɾana/ [xaˈɾa.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: ja‧ra‧na

Noun

jarana f (plural jaranas)

a small guitar
Hypernym: guitarra
(familiar) horseplay; fooling around
(familiar) cheat; deception; mockery
(familiar) revelry
(familiar) debt

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Tagalog: harana

Further reading

“jarana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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