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  2. Guajira (music) - Wikipedia

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    Guajira [ɡwaˈxi.ɾa] is a music genre derived from the punto cubano.According to some specialists, [1] the punto cubano was known in Spain since the 18th century, where it was called "punto de La Habana", and by the second half of the 19th century it was adopted by the incipient Spanish Flamenco style, which included it within its "palos" with the name of guajira. [2]

  3. Guajira - Wikipedia

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    La Guajira Department, a department of Colombia which includes most of the Guajira Peninsula; La Guajira Desert, a desert which covers most of the Guajira Peninsula; Guajira (music), a style of Cuban music, song or dance; Guajira, a Colombian telenovela; Guajira (slang), is also another way to denote a woman who works and lives in a rural area.

  4. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from charpoy चारपाई,چارپائی Teen payi (तीन पाय) in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "three legged" or "coffee table". [26] Thug from Thagi ठग,ٹھگ Thag in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "thief or con man". [27] Tickety-boo possibly from Hindi ठीक है, बाबू (ṭhīk hai, bābū), meaning "it's all right, sir". [28]

  5. List of Pakistani spices - Wikipedia

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    Urdu Name Roman Urdu Name Remarks Flax seeds: السی: Aalsi Star anise: بادیان : Baadyan Ginger: ادرک: Adrak Grated or paste Mango powder: آمچور: Amchoor Dried unripe mango slices or powder Pakistani pickles: اچار: Achar Different types of pickles Parsley: جعفری: Jafari Carom seed اجوائن: Ajwain Emblica ...

  6. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a multilingual neural machine translation service developed by Google to translate text, documents and websites from one language into another. It offers a website interface, a mobile app for Android and iOS, as well as an API that helps developers build browser extensions and software applications. [3]

  7. Wayuu language - Wikipedia

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    Wayuu (Wayuu: Wayuunaiki [waˈjuːnaiki]), or Guajiro, is a major Arawakan language spoken by 400,000 indigenous Wayuu people in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia on the Guajira Peninsula and surrounding Lake Maracaibo.

  8. Wayuu people - Wikipedia

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    The Wayuu people refer to themselves simply as "Wayuu" and do not acknowledge the term "Indian", preferring instead the term "people". They use the terms Kusina or "Indian" to refer to other ethnic indigenous groups, while using the term Alijuna (essentially meaning "the one who damages") to refer to outsiders or persons of European ancestry.

  9. Guajiras (Flamenco) - Wikipedia

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    The guajira is a prime example of so-called cantes de ida y vuelta. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The flamenco guajira is the adaptation to Melos flamenco of the Cuban point, the peasant point, a genre that brings together a series of songs called Guajiros that are grown in the rural areas of the island of Cuba. [ 3 ]