goiaba

Galician

Noun

goiaba f (plural goiabas)

  1. guava (fruit)

Portuguese
goiabas

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡojˈa.bɐ/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa.bɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡojˈa.ba/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa.ba]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡojˈa.bɐ/ [ɡojˈa.βɐ]

  • 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
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