guayabera

noun

gua·ya·bera ˌgwī-ə-ˈber-ə

: a usually short-sleeved lightweight sport shirt designed to be worn untucked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Fans come dressed in Chanel finery, gleaming guayaberas, or Stetsons color-coordinated with cinto piteados — leather belts stitched with arabesque designs. —

Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019 Nothing lasts in fashion, not even Miami's love affair with the guayabera. —

Rob Wile, miamiherald, 17 May 2018 See More

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