# feijoa
## English
### Etymology

From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/
* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/

### Noun

feijoa (plural feijoas)
* A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
* The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.

#### Synonyms

* guavasteen
* pineapple guava

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From taxonomic name Feijoa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfei̯joɑ/, [ˈfe̞i̯j(ː)o̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eijoɑ
* Hyphenation: fei‧joa

### Noun

feijoa
* feijoa, pineapple guava (plant and fruit)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of feijoa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
feijoani
feijoani
accusative
nom.
feijoani
feijoani
gen.
feijoani
genitive
feijoani
feijoieni feijoaini $^{rare}$
partitive
feijoaani
feijoiani
inessive
feijoassani
feijoissani
elative
feijoastani
feijoistani
illative
feijoaani
feijoiini
adessive
feijoallani
feijoillani
ablative
feijoaltani
feijoiltani
allative
feijoalleni
feijoilleni
essive
feijoanani
feijoinani
translative
feijoakseni
feijoikseni
abessive
feijoattani
feijoittani
instructive
comitative
—feijoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
feijoasi
feijoasi
accusative
nom.
feijoasi
feijoasi
gen.
feijoasi
genitive
feijoasi
feijoiesi feijoaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
feijoaasi
feijoiasi
inessive
feijoassasi
feijoissasi
elative
feijoastasi
feijoistasi
illative
feijoaasi
feijoiisi
adessive
feijoallasi
feijoillasi
ablative
feijoaltasi
feijoiltasi
allative
feijoallesi
feijoillesi
essive
feijoanasi
feijoinasi
translative
feijoaksesi
feijoiksesi
abessive
feijoattasi
feijoittasi
instructive
comitative
—feijoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
feijoamme
feijoamme
accusative
nom.
feijoamme
feijoamme
gen.
feijoamme
genitive
feijoamme
feijoiemme feijoaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
feijoaamme
feijoiamme
inessive
feijoassamme
feijoissamme
elative
feijoastamme
feijoistamme
illative
feijoaamme
feijoiimme
adessive
feijoallamme
feijoillamme
ablative
feijoaltamme
feijoiltamme
allative
feijoallemme
feijoillemme
essive
feijoanamme
feijoinamme
translative
feijoaksemme
feijoiksemme
abessive
feijoattamme
feijoittamme
instructive
comitative
—feijoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
feijoanne
feijoanne
accusative
nom.
feijoanne
feijoanne
gen.
feijoanne
genitive
feijoanne
feijoienne feijoainne $^{rare}$
partitive
feijoaanne
feijoianne
inessive
feijoassanne
feijoissanne
elative
feijoastanne
feijoistanne
illative
feijoaanne
feijoiinne
adessive
feijoallanne
feijoillanne
ablative
feijoaltanne
feijoiltanne
allative
feijoallenne
feijoillenne
essive
feijoananne
feijoinanne
translative
feijoaksenne
feijoiksenne
abessive
feijoattanne
feijoittanne
instructive
comitative
—feijoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
feijoansa
feijoansa
accusative
nom.
feijoansa
feijoansa
gen.
feijoansa
genitive
feijoansa
feijoiensa feijoainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
feijoaansa
feijoiaan feijoiansa
inessive
feijoassaan feijoassansa
feijoissaan feijoissansa
elative
feijoastaan feijoastansa
feijoistaan feijoistansa
illative
feijoaansa
feijoiinsa
adessive
feijoallaan feijoallansa
feijoillaan feijoillansa
ablative
feijoaltaan feijoaltansa
feijoiltaan feijoiltansa
allative
feijoalleen feijoallensa
feijoilleen feijoillensa
essive
feijoanaan feijoanansa
feijoinaan feijoinansa
translative
feijoakseen feijoaksensa
feijoikseen feijoiksensa
abessive
feijoattaan feijoattansa
feijoittaan feijoittansa
instructive
comitative
—feijoineen feijoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* ananasguava (plant and fruit)
* feijoakasvi (plant)

### Further reading

* “feijoa”, 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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /fe(j)ˈʒo.ɐ/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒo.ɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /fe(j)ˈʒo.ɐ/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒo.ɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /fe(j)ˈʒo.a/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒo.a]
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɐjˈʒo.ɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɐjˈʒo.ɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /fejˈʒo(w).ɐ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /fejˈʒo.ɐ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /feˈʒo.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: fei‧jo‧a

### Noun

feijoa f (plural feijoas)
* feijoa (shrub)

## Spanish
### Noun

feijoa f (plural feijoas)
* feijoa

### Further reading

* “feijoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10