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guavas

[gwah-vuh] Origin

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, especially 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; < Spanish guayaba < Arawak
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Word Origin & History

guava
1555, from Sp. guaya, variant of guayaba, from Arawakan (W. Indies) guayabo "guava tree."
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