guava
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guava
- /ˈɡwɑːvə/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːvə
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Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.
noun guavas
- A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The guava […] is seldom eaten except when preserved with sirup or sugar.
- A medium reddish-pink color, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).
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noun tree or shrub
| Español | guayabo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 番石榴 fānshíliú, 芭樂 /芭乐 bālè, 巴拉 bālā, 芭拉 bālā |
| हिन्दी | अमरूद amrūd, अमरूत amrūt |
| Kiswahili | mpera |
| Português | goiabeira |
| Français | goyavier |
| Deutsch | Guave, Guavenbaum |
| Italiano | guaiava, guava |
| Ελληνικά | δέντρο γκουάβα déntro gkouáva |
| Русский | гуа́ва guáva |
| Tiếng Việt | ổi |
noun fruit
| Español | guayaba |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구아바 guaba |
| 日本語 | グアバ guaba, グアヴァ guava |
| 中文 | 番石榴 fānshíliú, 芭樂 /芭乐 bālè, 巴拉 bālā, 芭拉 bālā |
| हिन्दी | अमरूद amrūd, अमरूत amrūt |
| Kiswahili | pera |
| Português | goiaba |
| Français | goyave |
| Deutsch | Guave |
| Italiano | guava, guaiava |
| Ελληνικά | γκουάβα gkouáva |
| Русский | гуа́ва guáva |
| Tiếng Việt | ổi |
| العربية | جوافة jawāfa, juwāfa |
| עברית | גויאבה guyava |
Talk about this word "guava." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guava. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guava. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guava "guava." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guava.Cite this
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title = {guava},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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