guayabera
noun
gua·ya·bera
ˌgwī-ə-ˈber-ə 
: a usually short-sleeved lightweight sport shirt designed to be worn untucked
Examples of guayabera in a Sentence
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Dressed soberly in a guayabera and black trousers, Murillo is an imposing presence, a lifetime as a Cuban power player etched into his no-nonsense features.
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Nicholas Foulkes, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
Sure, its hallmarks of taste and ambience — bowls of tortilla soup and massive margaritas, pork tamales with a solitary olive, guayabera-donning waiters and mariachi brunches — represent comfort and tradition that haven’t been seen as hip for decades.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Not bad for something that started with a guayabera.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2022
Caribbean coast, as evidenced by Felix’s trademark guayabera.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2022
Acosta asked, purposefully donning a black guayabera, a traditional Caribbean dress shirt, that didn’t have a collar for Tuesday's debate.
—Philip Marcelo, Chron, 25 Mar. 2021
Ford, his white guayabera drenched in his dead bodyguard’s blood, tried to fight off a Dignity Battalion attacker before being arrested.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
The De Colores Art Show founder, easily recognizable wearing his guayabera and Panama-style hat, died last week.
—Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2020
Suárez, bald and bespectacled, in a white guayabera, took the microphone first, playing the role of elder statesman.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2019
Nicholas Foulkes, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
Sure, its hallmarks of taste and ambience — bowls of tortilla soup and massive margaritas, pork tamales with a solitary olive, guayabera-donning waiters and mariachi brunches — represent comfort and tradition that haven’t been seen as hip for decades.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Not bad for something that started with a guayabera.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2022
Caribbean coast, as evidenced by Felix’s trademark guayabera.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2022
Acosta asked, purposefully donning a black guayabera, a traditional Caribbean dress shirt, that didn’t have a collar for Tuesday's debate.
—Philip Marcelo, Chron, 25 Mar. 2021
Ford, his white guayabera drenched in his dead bodyguard’s blood, tried to fight off a Dignity Battalion attacker before being arrested.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
The De Colores Art Show founder, easily recognizable wearing his guayabera and Panama-style hat, died last week.
—Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2020
Suárez, bald and bespectacled, in a white guayabera, took the microphone first, playing the role of elder statesman.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2019
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“Guayabera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guayabera. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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