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Originally Posted by mkohn
Just wondering what would be the origin of 'guagua' since they probably weren't invented in Taino days?
Useful list.
mkohn
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The truth about the word "guagua" is that nobody
truly knows where it came from.
More often than not, its included in Taino vocabularies because its similar to the multitude of Taino words, in other words, blends in very well.
However, guagua is also used in other Spanish speaking countries, but it has different meaning.
Perhaps, this is speculation here, the word was of Taino origin, quickly became part of the Spanish being used by the Conquistadors and they dispersed the word to other regions of the Americas, with time changing the meaning.
But, that is only speculation and one thing I don't like to do is speculate, but take it for what its worth.
In any case, I include it on this list because its often cited as a Taino word.