guarana
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A sweet fizzy soft drink flavored with a South American fruit popular in Brazil
- noun
- /ɡwəˈrɑːnə/
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refresco de guaraná
- At the festival, vendors sold cold bottles of guarana to quench the thirst of the crowd.
- guarana soda
Examples
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A man drank one of those guarana sodas.
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In Brazil, guarana is a favorite soft drink enjoyed by many during hot summer days.
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She ordered a refreshing guarana soda to go with her lunch at the cafe.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The soft drink called guarana is named after the fruit guaraná, especially popular in Brazil, where the soda is flavored with the seed extract; so the drink's name reminds you it comes from that caffeinated fruit.