Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guayaba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guaya-ba
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The guava (tree or fruit).

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayababor. English guayaba From Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guava, by which it has been largely displaced.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: guayaba, *wayaba

Inflected Forms

guayabas (plural) guayava (alternative) guayabo (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does guayaba mean?: The guava (tree or fruit).
Where does guayaba come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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