pineapple guava

7.2

A small oval green fruit with sweet white flesh used to make jam

noun
/ˈpaɪnˌæpəl ˈɡwɑːvə/

Australian

: guayaba de piña

I bought a fresh pineapple guava at the market.

Examples

She made delicious jam from the ripe pineapple guava she picked from her garden.
A basket of fresh pineapple guava was displayed at the farmer's market.
The flavor of a perfectly ripe pineapple guava is both sweet and slightly tangy.
The pineapple guava is delicious when ripe.
For breakfast, she made a delicious smoothie using fresh pineapple guava and yogurt.
The pineapple guava has a sweet flavor and is often used to make jams and jellies.
When ripe, the pineapple guava can be eaten raw or added to fruit salads for a tropical twist.

Synonyms

feijoa

vspineapple guava

9.9

A small green fruit with sweet white flesh used in jams

is darker green and more oval in shape than that fruit

Surface Forms

pineapple guava singular

pineapple guavas plural

Morphology

pineapple + guava

The compound is compositionally built from two concrete fruit nouns; a B1 learner who knows 'pineapple' and 'guava' can infer it denotes a type of fruit (likely with qualities of both). Noun-noun compounding for naming hybrid or similar fruits is cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Pineapple guava gets its name from the fruit's mix of tastes and looks: it smells and tastes a little like pineapple and like guava, and is a small green fruit that is soft inside. So the name tells us it is a small, sweet fruit often used for 'jam' and 'preserves'.