bayabas

See also: Bayabas

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba, from Lokono guayabo (guava tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

bayábas (Badlit spelling ᜊᜌᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. guava (tree and fruit)

Verb

bayábas (Badlit spelling ᜊᜌᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. to harvest or gather guava fruits
  2. to play truant; to skip class; to cut class

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧bas
  • IPA(key): /baˈjabas/ [baˈja.bas]

Noun

bayábas

  1. guava

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈjabas/ [bɐˈja.bas]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧bas

Noun

bayabas (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜌᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. guava

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba

Noun

bayabas

  1. guava

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Compare Central Bikol bayawas, Malay biawas, Brunei Malay biabas, and Chamorro åbas.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈjabas/ [bɐˈjaː.bɐs]
    • Rhymes: -abas
    • Syllabification: ba‧ya‧bas

    Noun

    bayabas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜊᜐ᜔)

    1. guava (tree and fruit)
      Synonyms: (dialectal) tayabas, (dialectal) kalimbahin, (dialectal) kalumbahin

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Tiruray

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba

    Noun

    bayabas

    1. guava