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guayabera

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: G W AY2 AH0 B EH1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayaba Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish guayaberabor. English guayabera Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.