guayabera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.

Pronunciation

Noun

guayabera (plural guayaberas)

  1. (chiefly US) A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies. [from 20th c.]
    • 2013, Amy Wilentz, Farewell, Fred Voodoo, Simon & Schuster, page 85:
      So he was quite peremptory when a slight, soft-spoken man in a guayabera, trousers, and sandals began chatting with him and did not seem likely to stop.

Spanish

Etymology

From guayaba +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaʝaˈbeɾa/ [ɡwa.ʝaˈβ̞e.ɾa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaʃaˈbeɾa/ [ɡwa.ʃaˈβ̞e.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaʒaˈbeɾa/ [ɡwa.ʒaˈβ̞e.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: gua‧ya‧be‧ra

Noun

guayabera f (plural guayaberas)

  1. guayabera

Descendants

  • → English: guayabera

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