What does «nagua» mean in Spanish?
- Female dress, as an underskirt, usually of white cloth; petticoat.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Los cihuateteos elaboran las naguas diversos colores".
"Las mujeres taíno casadas usan con un delantal de paja, algodón u hojas llamado naguas".
- Coward.
♦ Used in: Mexico - Name for a certain extinct bird, similar to the parrot, native to the state of Lara. From its name comes the expression of surprise "na'guará" or "naguara" used in Barquisimeto.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - (Nagua) Municipality of the Dominican Republic, located in the province of María Trinidad Sánchez.