guava

Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba.^[1] Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɑːvə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːvə

guava (countable and uncountable, plural guavas)

1. A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
2. Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.
   • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 118:

     CREAM CHEESE AND GUAVA JELLY SANDWICH: Spread an equal number of slices of lightly buttered white bread with guava jelly and cream cheese. Put slices together and trim the edges.

3. A medium reddish-pink color, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).

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From English guava.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuɑːʋɑ/, [ˈɡuɑ̝ːʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uɑːʋɑ

guava

1. guava

• “guava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

guava

1. Rōmaji transcription of グアヴァ