goiaba

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

goiaba f (plural goiabas)

  1. guava (fruit)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Arawak 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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