Guinea
/ɡiˈnea/feminine
Guinea is the Spanish word for guinea, referring to the Republic of Guinea.
Guinea is used as a short form of the name for the Republic of Guinea. It should be distinguished from the related word guinea, which refers to a coin worth 21 shillings.
Meaning: short form of the Republic of Guinea (name)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
Guinea is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡiˈnea/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word guineo is used to mean 'banana'. This word is a linguistic relative of guinea because bananas were historically brought to the Caribbean via West Africa.
- In historical Spanish texts, the term costa de Guinea was used not just for a coastline but as a general label for a vast region of West Africa before colonial borders were established.
- In some Spanish dialects, guineo refers specifically to the small, starchy bananas often cooked, while plátano is used for the larger plantains.
Examples in context
- La mitad norte de lo que hoy en día es Papúa Nueva Guinea era una colonia alemana.The northern half of what is today Papua New Guinea was a German colony.This sentence is useful for seeing how Guinea is used within the name Papua New Guinea.Tatoeba #2944711 by marcelostockle, translation #1502914 by nonong
- Papúa Nueva Guinea es actualmente el país con mayor diversidad lingüística del mundo.Papua New Guinea is currently the country with the greatest linguistic diversity in the world.This sentence shows the use of Guinea in the context of Papua New Guinea.Tatoeba #13460841 by Seael, translation #13618829 by araneo
- ¿Cuántas lenguas autóctonas de la isla de Nueva Guinea tienen a día de hoy al menos una frase en Tatoeba?How many indigenous languages from the island of New Guinea have at least one sentence in Tatoeba?This sentence illustrates the name of the island of New Guinea using Guinea.Tatoeba #10202911 by Seael, translation #10473087 by DJ_Saidez
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are looking at a world map.
- LucíaMira, aquí está Guinea en el mapa.Look, here is Guinea on the map.
- DanielNo sabía que Guinea estaba tan cerca de Camerún.I didn't know Guinea was so close to Cameroon.
- LucíaSí, es un país pequeño pero muy interesante.Yes, it is a small but very interesting country.
- DanielMe gustaría visitar Guinea algún día.I would like to visit Guinea someday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “guinea” translations and entries Guinea, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries guinea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
