Goiaab

Hunsrik

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese goiaba, from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Arawakan guayabo (“guava tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈjɔːp/
• Rhymes: -ɔːp
• Syllabification: Go‧iaab

Noun

Goiaab f (plural Goiaave, diminutive Goiaabche)

1. guava.

   Die Goiaave sin zeidich. ― The guavas are ripe.

Derived terms

• Goiaavebaam

 

References

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Goiaab”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 68, column 2