Etymology

guyabano

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Today it means: The soursop (Annona muricata) (tree and fruit). Full definition →

Philippine Spanish guayábano ← Spanish guanábano ← Taíno wanaban
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The story

  1. Taíno · derived fromwanaban
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromguanábano“soursop tree”
  3. Philippine Spanish · borrowed fromguayábano“soursop”
  4. English todayguyabano

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish guayábano (“soursop”), as in Spanish guanábano (“soursop tree”) with possible influence from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Taíno wanaban.

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