guayaba
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Guava is guayaba in Mexico. It is a common fruit that people eat fresh, in drinks and in sweets.
Mexicans eat it as a fruit, drink it as agua de guayaba and cook it into ate de guayaba, a firm sweet paste.
Meaning: tropical fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
It is gwah-YAH-bah, with the stress on ya.
When do people say it?
Guavas are a classic ingredient of the Christmas ponche, a hot fruit punch served at the posadas.
Did you know?
- Ponche navideño in Mexico traditionally includes guava, tejocote and sugar cane.
Examples in context
- Me gusta el agua de guayaba.I like guava water.
- Compré guayabas en el mercado.I bought guavas at the market.
- El ponche lleva guayaba.The punch has guava in it.
Example conversation
Doña Rosa sells fruit at a market stall and talks with the customer Daniel in Morelia.
- DanielBuenas tardes, ¿a cómo la guayaba?Good afternoon, how much are the guavas?
- Doña RosaA veinte el kilo, joven.Twenty pesos a kilo, young man.
- DanielDeme un kilo, por favor.Give me a kilo, please.
