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guayaba
Arawakan/Taíno · pre-1500s
"guava fruit"
the native name for the fruit
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guayaba
Spanish · 1500s
"guava fruit"
adopted after contact with the Caribbean
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guava
English · 1500s-1600s
"the tropical guava fruit"
adapted from the Spanish form
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