グアバ

Japanese

Alternative forms

グァバ (gwaba), グヮバ (gwaba), グアヴァ (guava)

Etymology

Borrowed from English guava.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) グアバ [gúꜜàbà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝa̠ba̠]

Noun

グアバ • (guaba)

guava, Psidium guajava (the fruit or the tree)

Usage notes

The spelling グアバ is the most common.

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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