guava

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gua·va /ˈɡwɑːvə/ noun [countable]  HBPDFa tropical fruit with pink flesh and a lot of seeds 番石榴〔一种热带水果〕

Examples from the Corpus

guava• The taste is somewhere between a guava and a grape.• Yolanda keeps an eye out for guavas.• Come dessert time, the fresh guavas in cream or the not too sweet, ultra creamy flan is a must.• A grey guava rolled to my feet.• Wines Fruit was picked from a plantation growing mangoes, guava, grapes, oranges, lemons and bananas.• Rotting guavas and fruit flies that hover around them are also prevalent on the ridge route.• I threw away the guava core, and it too was torn to pieces by the children.• The group scatters to harvest the guavas.Origin guava (1500-1600) Spanish guayaba, from an Arawakan language

gua·va nounChineseSyllable  

seeds a of fruit tropical flesh a and with pink lot Corpus

guava
gua‧va /ˈɡwɑːvə/ noun [countable]a tropical fruit with pink flesh and a lot of seeds

guavaBrE /ˈɡwɑːvə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡwɑːvə/ 🔊 nounthe fruit of a tropical American tree, with yellow skin and pink flesh 番石榴（热带美洲水果，黄皮，果肉呈粉红色）