Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guayabera

/ɡwˌaɪəbˈɛɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: guayabera
IPA: /ɡwˌaɪəbˈɛɹə/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayaba Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish guayaberabor. English guayabera Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

guayaberas (plural)

Rhymes With

era sarah sierra sara para vera tara canberra kara rivera cara sahara

Questions

How do you pronounce guayabera?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡwˌaɪəbˈɛɹə/.
What does guayabera mean?: A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.
Where does guayabera come from?: Etymology tree Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayaba Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish guayaberabor. English guayabera Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.

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