# guava
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /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, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.
** 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 118:CREAM CHEESE AND GUAVA JELLY SANDWICH: Spread an equal number of slices of lightly buttered white bread with guava jelly and cream cheese. Put slices together and trim the edges.
* A medium reddish-pink color, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).
    guava:

#### Derived terms

* Cattley guava
* cherry guava
* Chilean guava
* pineapple guava
* purple guava
* strawberry guava

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 113

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English guava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡuɑːʋɑ/, [ˈɡuɑ̝ːʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uɑːʋɑ

### Noun

guava
* guava

#### Declension

Possessive forms of guava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guavani
guavani
accusative
nom.
guavani
guavani
gen.
guavani
genitive
guavani
guavojeni guavaini $^{rare}$
partitive
guavaani
guavojani
inessive
guavassani
guavoissani
elative
guavastani
guavoistani
illative
guavaani
guavoihini
adessive
guavallani
guavoillani
ablative
guavaltani
guavoiltani
allative
guavalleni
guavoilleni
essive
guavanani
guavoinani
translative
guavakseni
guavoikseni
abessive
guavattani
guavoittani
instructive
comitative
—guavoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guavasi
guavasi
accusative
nom.
guavasi
guavasi
gen.
guavasi
genitive
guavasi
guavojesi guavaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
guavaasi
guavojasi
inessive
guavassasi
guavoissasi
elative
guavastasi
guavoistasi
illative
guavaasi
guavoihisi
adessive
guavallasi
guavoillasi
ablative
guavaltasi
guavoiltasi
allative
guavallesi
guavoillesi
essive
guavanasi
guavoinasi
translative
guavaksesi
guavoiksesi
abessive
guavattasi
guavoittasi
instructive
comitative
—guavoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guavamme
guavamme
accusative
nom.
guavamme
guavamme
gen.
guavamme
genitive
guavamme
guavojemme guavaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
guavaamme
guavojamme
inessive
guavassamme
guavoissamme
elative
guavastamme
guavoistamme
illative
guavaamme
guavoihimme
adessive
guavallamme
guavoillamme
ablative
guavaltamme
guavoiltamme
allative
guavallemme
guavoillemme
essive
guavanamme
guavoinamme
translative
guavaksemme
guavoiksemme
abessive
guavattamme
guavoittamme
instructive
comitative
—guavoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guavanne
guavanne
accusative
nom.
guavanne
guavanne
gen.
guavanne
genitive
guavanne
guavojenne guavainne $^{rare}$
partitive
guavaanne
guavojanne
inessive
guavassanne
guavoissanne
elative
guavastanne
guavoistanne
illative
guavaanne
guavoihinne
adessive
guavallanne
guavoillanne
ablative
guavaltanne
guavoiltanne
allative
guavallenne
guavoillenne
essive
guavananne
guavoinanne
translative
guavaksenne
guavoiksenne
abessive
guavattanne
guavoittanne
instructive
comitative
—guavoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guavansa
guavansa
accusative
nom.
guavansa
guavansa
gen.
guavansa
genitive
guavansa
guavojensa guavainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
guavaansa
guavojaan guavojansa
inessive
guavassaan guavassansa
guavoissaan guavoissansa
elative
guavastaan guavastansa
guavoistaan guavoistansa
illative
guavaansa
guavoihinsa
adessive
guavallaan guavallansa
guavoillaan guavoillansa
ablative
guavaltaan guavaltansa
guavoiltaan guavoiltansa
allative
guavalleen guavallensa
guavoilleen guavoillensa
essive
guavanaan guavanansa
guavoinaan guavoinansa
translative
guavakseen guavaksensa
guavoikseen guavoiksensa
abessive
guavattaan guavattansa
guavoittaan guavoittansa
instructive
comitative
—guavoineen guavoinensa :

### Further reading

* “guava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Japanese
### Romanization

guava
* Rōmaji transcription of グアヴァ