guava

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
noun small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
noun tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies

Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.

Ratan was then sprawling beneath the guava-tree, busily engaged in eating unripe guavas. — Stories from Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore
Oh, what a disgrace, not to be able to carry a handful of guavas! — Adventures of a Young Naturalist, Lucien Biart
On three sides of the clearing were thickets of guava and coffee trees, long since gone wild. — The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure, Rex Beach

strawberry guava, yellow cattley guava, Psidium littorale

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

From: —

Output

Worksheet Type (multi-select)

Scope

Difficulty

Max questions

0 words Min 50 words / Max 2,000 words