goiaba

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Galician

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Noun

goiaba f (plural goiabas)

  1. guava (fruit)

Portuguese

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goiabas

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayaba (guava), from Arawakan guayabo (guava tree).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -abɐ
  • Hyphenation: goi‧a‧ba

Noun

goiaba f (plural goiabas)

  1. guava (fruit)

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Goiaab
  • Tamil: கொய்யா (koyyā)

Further reading

  • goiaba” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913