guayabera
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- noun
- /ɡaɪəˈbɛrə/
- US
- The ones I've spent the most time with dress in nice formal clothing according to the local fashion (dress pants, black shoes, and guayaberas).
- guayabera shirt
- wear a guayabera
- a white guayabera
Examples
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For the cruise, Father Tim has ditched his collar, identifying himself only by a blue nametag that says FATHER TIM in cheery sans-serif type and that, he now notices, is camouflaged against his azure guayabera.
Fiction book (2002) -
He wore a crisp white guayabera to the wedding, which was both elegant and comfortable.
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You looked dashing in your guayabera. "Casual yet commanding." "I'll say."
Fiction book (1994) -
With him is a Filipino FedEx supervisor wearing a guayabera.
Fiction book (2000) -
Duarte was wearing a pale yellow guayabera today, with crusty bean stains on the bottom.
Fiction book (1996) -
Balding and overweight, he wore a light-blue guayabera and could have been simply another meek Mexican shopkeeper.
Fiction book (1990) -
Behind the counter stood a thirtyish, pug-nosed man in a square-cut guayabera shirt, the uniform of the well-dressed Latin American businessman.
Fiction book (1996) -
The man in the guayabera broke out in a perfect white smile—a wealthy man's smile, Longoria observed—and embraced him.
Fiction book (1996) -
But that night was Christmas Eve, and the dictatorship seemed far away in some storybook about cucos, and Carlos looked so handsome in his white guayabera, like a rich plantation owner in an American ad for coffee beans or cigars.
Fiction book (1997) -
The fashionable guayabera featured intricate embroidery and deep pockets, perfect for a summer party.
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guayabera probably comes from the Spanish word guayaba ('guava'); one popular story says the shirt's many pockets were used to carry guavas. So the name helps you remember a light, pocketed shirt from Latin America and the Caribbean that people wear in warm weather.