guava
English
guavas (fruit)
Etymology
Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guaya, a variant of guayaba, from Arawak guayabo (“guava tree”). Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑːvə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːvə
Noun
guava (countable and uncountable, plural guavas)
- A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.
- A medium reddish-pink colour, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).
- guava:
Translations
tree or shrub
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fruit
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuɑːʋɑ/, [ˈɡuɑːʋɑ]
Declension
| Inflection of guava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | guava | guavat | |
| genitive | guavan | guavojen | |
| partitive | guavaa | guavoja | |
| illative | guavaan | guavoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | guava | guavat | |
| accusative | nom. | guava | guavat |
| gen. | guavan | ||
| genitive | guavan | guavojen guavainrare | |
| partitive | guavaa | guavoja | |
| inessive | guavassa | guavoissa | |
| elative | guavasta | guavoista | |
| illative | guavaan | guavoihin | |
| adessive | guavalla | guavoilla | |
| ablative | guavalta | guavoilta | |
| allative | guavalle | guavoille | |
| essive | guavana | guavoina | |
| translative | guavaksi | guavoiksi | |
| instructive | — | guavoin | |
| abessive | guavatta | guavoitta | |
| comitative | — | guavoineen | |
| Possessive forms of guava (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | guavani | guavamme |
| 2nd person | guavasi | guavanne |
| 3rd person | guavansa | |
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