guava
A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajavaA tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
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Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
Guave, Guavenbaum
гуа́ваguáva
small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
(countable, uncountable)Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.
Guave
гуа́ваguáva
гуая́ваhuajáva, гуа́ваhuáva
tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies
(countable, uncountable)A medium reddish-pink color, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).
Examples
12 sentencesWhy didn't you take a guava?
The grapefruit-guava scented soap smells wonderful.
deDie Seife mit Grapefruit-Guave-Geruch duftet wunderbar. — Yorwba
The hornbill was in the guava tree.
They don't appreciate the taste of guava.
Spread the guava jam slowly to cover the baguette completely.
Translations
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Origin
Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guayaba, which iRecorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.
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Forms
plural: guavasSynonyms
6 synonyms- small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit:true guavaguava bushPsidium guajava
- small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit:strawberry guavayellow cattley guavaPsidium littorale
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable