Potaro

American  

[puh-tahr-oh] / pəˈtɑr oʊ /

noun

1. a river in central Guyana: Kaieteur Falls, one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 kilometers) long.

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Etymology

Origin of Potaro

First recorded in 1840–45; “Black (River)” in an Indigenous language

Example Sentences

In recent years, he began his memoirs; the first volume, Potaro Dreams: My Youth in Guyana, is projected to appear in 2013.

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2012

Nevada Falls Another and grander South American fall, of comparatively recent discovery, is the Kaiteeur, so called, in the river Potaro, a large affluent of the Essequibo, the largest river in British Guiana.

From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.

The principal gold districts are on the Essequibo and its tributaries—the chief being the Cuyuni, Mazaruni, Potaro and Conawarook—and on the Barima, Barama and Waini rivers in the north-west district.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various