guaranina

English translation: a guarana alkaloid

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Spanish term or phrase:	guaranina
English translation:	a guarana alkaloid
Entered by:	Silvia Brandon-Pérez

19:48 Feb 14, 2008

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Art/Literary - Music

Spanish term or phrase: guaranina

Again this appears in the lyrics:

Guare guara.... de la habana....guaranina

Any ideas for "guare" and "guara" would also be helpful. I assume they're all related words.
Thanks

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a guarana alkaloid

Explanation:
It is similar to caffeine

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-02-14 19:57:27 GMT)
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guara1.
(Voz indígena).
1. f. Cuba. Árbol parecido al castaño.

So it's a tree, similar to the chestnut tree.

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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 16:41

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a guarana alkaloid

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a guarana alkaloid

Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 16:41
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