Definition
A South American plant of the nightshade family, native to regions of Paraguay and Brazil, known for its medicinal properties.
Etymology
From Guaraní 'ca'i ngua', literally 'false guava'. The term reflects indigenous Guaraní plant nomenclature where 'ca'i' refers to peanut or guava-like fruits and 'ngua' means false or substitute, showing how colonizers adopted native plant classification systems.
Kelly Says
This word shows how European languages borrowed indigenous names for New World plants they'd never seen before—over 400 plant names in English come directly from Guaraní, the language of Paraguay's indigenous peoples!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካይንጉዋ ቋንቋ
kai-n-gwa qwan-qwan
ARالعربية
لغة كاينغوا
la-ga kain-gwa
BNবাংলা
কাইনগুয়া ভাষা
kai-n-gwa bhaasha
CACatalà
llengua caingua
len-gwa kain-gwa
CSČeština
caingua jazyk
kayn-gwa
DADansk
caingua-sprog
kayn-gwa
DEDeutsch
Caingua-Sprache
kayn-gwa
ELΕλληνικά
γλώσσα καϊνγκουα
glo-ssa kain-gou-a
ESEspañol
lengua caingua
kayn-gwa
FAفارسی
زبان کائنگوا
zabaan kain-gwa
FISuomi
caingua-kieli
kayn-gwa
FRFrançais
langue caingua
kayn-gwa
GUGU
કૈંગ્વા ભાષા
kai-ngwa bhaasha
HAHA
yaren caingua
ya-ren kain-gwa
HEעברית
שפת קאיינגואה
shef-t kay-n-gwa
HIहिन्दी
काइंगुआ भाषा
kai-ngwa bhaasha
HUMagyar
caingua nyelv
kayn-gwa
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahasa caingua
bah-asa kain-gwa
IGIG
asụsụ caingua
a-su-su kain-gwa
ITItaliano
lingua caingua
kayn-gwa
KKKK
Қайнгуа тілі
qain-gwa tili
KMKM
ភាសា កាយង្វា
phea-sa kain-gwa
MSBahasa Melayu
bahasa caingua
bah-asa kain-gwa
MYမြန်မာ
ကိန်းဂွာ ဘာသာ
kin-gwa ba-sa
NLNederlands
caingua-taal
kayn-gwa
NONorsk
caingua-språk
kayn-gwa
PAPA
ਕਾਇੰਗੁਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ
kai-ngwa bhaasha
PLPolski
język caingua
yęzyk kain-gwa
PTPortuguês
língua caingua
kayn-gwa
RORomână
limba caingua
limb-a kain-gwa
RUРусский
язык каингуа
yazik kain-gva
SVSvenska
caingua-språk
kayn-gwa
SWKiswahili
lugha ya caingua
lu-gha ya kain-gwa
TAதமிழ்
காங்கிவா மொழி
kaangi-va mozhi
TEతెలుగు
కాంగువా భాష
kaangu-wa bhaasha
THไทย
ภาษา caingua
pha-sa kain-gwa
TLTL
wikang caingua
wikang kain-gwa
TRTürkçe
caingua dili
kayn-gwa
UKУкраїнська
мова каінгуа
mova kain-gva
URاردو
کائنگوا زبان
kay-n-gwa zabaan
VITiếng Việt
ngôn ngữ caingua
kan-gwa
YOYO
Ẹ̀dọ̀ caingua
e-do kain-gwa
ZUZU
ilali le-caingua
i-la-li le-kain-gwa