English Explanatory Dictionary

feijoa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
  2. The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.

Pronunciation

/feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/ /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/ /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/ /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feijoa.wav

Word forms

feijoa feijoas

Etymology

From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.

Synonyms

guavasteen pineapple guava

Translations

Azerbaijani: feyxoa Catalan: feijoa Chinese Mandarin: 費約果 /费约果 Czech: aka jedlá Dutch: feijoa Finnish: feijoa French: goyavier de Montevideo Galician: feixoa Georgian: ფეიხოა German: brasilianische Guave Hebrew: פיג׳ואה Hungarian: mirtuszdió Interlingua: feijoa Italian: feijoa Japanese: フェイジョア Korean: 페이조아 Persian: فیجوا Portuguese: feijoa Russian: фейхоа́ Russian: фейхуа́ Spanish: feijoa Swahili: feijoa Swedish: feijoa Turkish: feijoa Ukrainian: фейхо́а
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