guayaba
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Spanish guayaba, from Taíno/Lokono guayabo (“guava tree”). Doublet of guava, by which it has been largely displaced.
Noun edit
guayaba (plural guayabas)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
guayaba f (plural guayabas)
- guava (fruit)
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
guayaba
Further reading edit
- “guayaba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014