guayabo
English edit
Noun edit
guayabo (plural guayabos)
- Obsolete form of guayaba.
- 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary:
- Besides these trees, here are also the tamarind, the medlar, the sapote, the papayo, the guayabo, the casia, the palm, the mangaolo, and several others, most of which yield a wholesome and par latable fruit, as well as...
- 1896, Bulletin of the International Bureau of the American Republics, page 317:
- ... the tatane is golden yellow; the pacara is dark red; the molle is black-brown; the lapacho is green, gray and black; the guayabo is deep red, veined with black and yellow; the palo ribera is dark cinnamon with red veins; the guayacan is black ...
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Lokono guayabo (“guava tree”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -abo
- Syllabification: gua‧ya‧bo
Noun edit
guayabo m (plural guayabos)
- guava tree
- (Colombia) hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking)
- Synonym: resaca
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “guayabo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014