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gua⋅va
[gwah-vuh] 
–noun
| 1. | any of numerous tropical and subtropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Psidium, of the myrtle family, esp. P. guajava, bearing large, yellow, round to pear-shaped fruit, and P. littorale, bearing smaller, yellowish to deep-red, oval fruit. |
| 2. | the fruit, used for making jam, jelly, etc. |
Origin:
1545–55; < Sp guayaba < Arawak
1545–55; < Sp guayaba < Arawak
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| gua·va (gwä'və) n.
[Spanish guayaba, perhaps of Arawakan origin.] |
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Guava
Gua"va\, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.] A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or white guava, and P. pomiferum, or red guava. The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.
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Language Translation for : guava
Spanish:
guayaba,
German:
die Guave,
Japanese:
グワバ
guava
1555, from Sp. guaya, variant of guayaba, from Arawakan (W. Indies) guayabo "guava tree."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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