Main Entry:

gua·va

Pronunciation:

\ˈgwä-və\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Spanish guaba, guayaba, perhaps from Taino

Date:

1604

1: any of several tropical American shrubs or small trees (genus Psidium) of the myrtle family ; especially : a shrubby tree (P. guajava) widely cultivated for its sweet acid yellow or pink fruit2: the roundish to pear-shaped fruit of a guava