guava
English

guavas (fruit)
Etymology
Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guaya, a variant of guayaba, from Arawak guayabo (“guava tree”). Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑːvə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːvə
Noun
guava (countable and uncountable, plural guavas)
- A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.
- A medium reddish-pink colour, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).
- guava:
Derived terms
Translations
tree or shrub
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fruit
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuɑːʋɑ/, [ˈɡuɑːʋɑ]
Declension
Inflection of guava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | guava | guavat | ||
genitive | guavan | guavojen | ||
partitive | guavaa | guavoja | ||
illative | guavaan | guavoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | guava | guavat | ||
accusative | nom. | guava | guavat | |
gen. | guavan | |||
genitive | guavan | guavojen guavainrare | ||
partitive | guavaa | guavoja | ||
inessive | guavassa | guavoissa | ||
elative | guavasta | guavoista | ||
illative | guavaan | guavoihin | ||
adessive | guavalla | guavoilla | ||
ablative | guavalta | guavoilta | ||
allative | guavalle | guavoille | ||
essive | guavana | guavoina | ||
translative | guavaksi | guavoiksi | ||
instructive | — | guavoin | ||
abessive | guavatta | guavoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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