guayaba

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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    Taíno *wayababor.
    Spanish guayababor.
    English guayaba

    From Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guava, by which it has been largely displaced.

    Noun

    guayaba (plural guayabas)

    1. (uncommon) The guava (tree or fruit).

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈʝaba/ [ɡwaˈʝa.β̞a] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
    • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈʃaba/ [ɡwaˈʃa.β̞a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
    • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈʒaba/ [ɡwaˈʒa.β̞a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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    • Rhymes: -aba
    • Syllabification: gua‧ya‧ba

    Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Taíno *wayaba.[1]

      Noun

      guayaba f (plural guayabas)

      1. guava (fruit)
      Derived terms
      Descendants

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      guayaba

      1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of guayar

      References

      1. ^ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 113

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