guayabera

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.

Pronunciation

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Noun

guayabera (plural guayaberas)

  1. (chiefly US) A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.
    • 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

Dos hombres en guayaberas

Etymology

From guayaba +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʝaˈbeɾa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡwaʃaˈbeɾa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʒaˈbeɾa/

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

Noun

guayabera f (plural guayaberas)

  1. guayabera

Descendants

  • English: guayabera

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