Where does “goiabada” come from?

goiabada (English) comes from Portuguese goiabada, from Portuguese -ada, from Old Portuguese -ada, from Latin -āta.

goiabada (English): A conserve made of red guavas and sugar, found in Portuguese-speaking countries

Definitions

  1. A conserve made of red guavas and sugar, found in Portuguese-speaking countries

Ancestry of “goiabada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegoiabadagoiabada; guava cheese; guava paste a thick confectionery made from guavas
2Portuguese-adaforms the feminine singular past participle of...
3Old Portuguese-ada—
4Latin-āta—
Every word from Latin -āta →
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