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1 guaira
f.1 a triangular sail. (America)2 a tall furnace which the Peruvians used in smelting metals.3 panpipes, rustic pipe played by Central American indians primitively, panpipe.* * *SF1) CAm Indian flute3) (Náut) triangular sail* * *1) (Náut) staysail2) (Andes) ( horno) kiln, furnace3) (AmC) (Mús) panpipes (pl)* * *1) (Náut) staysail2) (Andes) ( horno) kiln, furnace3) (AmC) (Mús) panpipes (pl)* * *A ( Náut) staysail* * *guaira nf2. Am [vela] triangular sail* * *guaira nf1) CA : traditional flute
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