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Where does “goiaba” come from?
goiaba (Portuguese) comes from Spanish guayaba, from Arawakan guayabo.
goiaba
(Portuguese): guava
Definitions
guava
Ancestry of “goiaba”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
guayaba
guava
2
Arawakan
guayabo
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Words derived from “goiaba”
goiabeira
waja
goiabada
goiába
gûaîaba
ꦮꦗ
goiabada
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