ar·a·wak noun alsoar·ra·wak\ˈarəˌwäk, -ˌwak\ (pluralarawakorarawaks) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a.: an Indian people or peoples of the Arawakan group formerly occupying most of the Greater Antilles but now scattered in small numbers along the coast of Guyana b.: a member of such people 2.: the language of the Arawak people 3.: arawakan