guyabano

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noun

The soursop (Annona muricata) (tree and fruit).

OriginPhilippine Spanish guayábano ← Spanish guanábano ← Taíno wanaban →
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Meanings

nounguyabano (plural guyabanos)

plural guyabanos

  1. PhilippinesThe soursop (Annona muricata) (tree and fruit).

Origin

  1. Taínowanaban
  2. Spanishguanábano“soursop tree”
  3. Philippine Spanishguayábano“soursop”
  4. Englishguyabano

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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APA

guyabano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guyabano

MLA

“guyabano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guyabano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guyabano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guyabano.

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