goiaba

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

goiaba f (plural goiabas)

  1. guava (fruit)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Arawakan guayabo (“guava tree”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡojˈa.bɐ/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa.bɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡojˈa.ba/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa.ba]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡojˈa.bɐ/ [ɡojˈa.βɐ]

  • Rhymes: -abɐ
  • Hyphenation: goi‧a‧ba

Noun

goiaba f (plural goiabas)

  1. guava (fruit)

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Goiaab
  • Tamil: கொய்யா (koyyā)

Further reading

  • “goiaba” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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