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Meaning of "guanabana" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUANABANA

guanabana  [ˌɡwɑːnəˈbɑːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUANABANA

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Guanabana is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GUANABANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

guanabana

Soursop

Soursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America, primarily Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. Soursop is also produced in some parts of Africa, especially in Eastern Nigeria, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It is in the same genus as the chirimoya and the same family as the pawpaw. The soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm winters; temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) will cause damage to leaves and small branches, and temperatures below 3 °C (37 °F) can be fatal. The fruit becomes dry and is no longer good for concentrate. Other common names include: Coração de Boi (Mozambique), Evo (Ewe, Volta Region, Ghana), Ekitafeeli (Uganda), Stafeli (Swahili), Aluguntugui (Ga, Greater Accra Region, Ghana), guanábana (Spanish), graviola (Brazilian...

Definition of guanabana in the English dictionary

The definition of guanabana in the dictionary is a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, having large spiny fruit. Other definition of guanabana is the fruit of the Annona muricata, which has a tart edible pulp.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUANABANA


Africana
ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə
Americana
əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə
banana
bəˈnɑːnə
Botswana
bʊˈtʃwɑːnə
cabana
kəˈbɑːnə
garner
ˈɡɑːnə
Ghana
ˈɡɑːnə
Haryana
hərˈjɑːnə
ikebana
ˌiːkəˈbɑːnə
Inhambane
ˌɪnjəmˈbɑːnə
Juliana
ˌdʒʊlɪˈɑːnə
kana
ˈkɑːnə
lana
ˈlɑːnə
Ljubljana
luːˈbljɑːnə
Ludhiana
ˌlʊdɪˈɑːnə
mana
ˈmɑːnə
marijuana
ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə
nana
ˈnɑːnə
nirvana
nɪəˈvɑːnə
Tijuana
tiːˈwɑːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUANABANA

guan
Guanabara
guanaco
Guanajuato
guanase
guanay
guanazolo
guanethidine
Guangdong
guango
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guangzhou
guanidin
guanidine
guaniferous
guanine
guano
guanosine
guanosine monophosphate
guanxi

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUANABANA

Adana
ana
Astana
bandana
campana
Cana
Dana
Diana
French Guiana
Guiana
Guyana
Habana
Havana
Indiana
katana
Louisiana
marihuana
Montana
rana
Toscana

Synonyms and antonyms of guanabana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «guanabana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUANABANA

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Translator English - Chinese

guanabana
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guanabana
570 millions of speakers

English

guanabana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

guanabana
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

guanabana
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Guanabana
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guanabana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

guanabana
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guanabana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Guanabana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

guanabana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

guanabana
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

guanabana
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Guanabana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

guanabana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

guanabana
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुआनबाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Guanabana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Guanabana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Guanabana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Guanabana
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

guanabana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

guanabana
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

GUANABANA
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

guanabana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

guanabana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guanabana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUANABANA»

The term «guanabana» is regularly used and occupies the 103.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUANABANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guanabana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUANABANA»

Discover the use of guanabana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guanabana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators: Biology, Economic ...
Pereira, M.J.B., Anjos, N. and Picanco, M. (1997c) Ciclo biologico del barrenador de semillas de guanabana Bephratelloides pomorum (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae). Agronomia Tropical 47, 4. Pereira, M.J.B., Eiras, A. and Anjos, ...
Jorge E. Peña, Jennifer L. Sharp, M. Wysoki, 2002
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Principles and Practices of Small- and Medium-scale Fruit ...
There are few fruits with a more appealing, delicate flavour than guanabana ( Annona muricata L.); the fruit is a natural sherbet in its fresh state even before sherbet manufacture. This large oblong fruit with soft, white, fibrous cotton-like flesh is ...
Richard Pierce Bates, J. R. Morris, P. G. Crandall, 2001
3
Third Regional Workshop on Tropical Fruits
Exportacion de nutrientes por una cosecha de guanabana Annona muricata L. Agronomia Tropical 31(1/6): 301-307 (abstract). Bonilla L. 1991. Cultivo de guanabana. Fundacion de Desarrollo Agropecuario Inc. Republica Dominicana.
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Everybody's San Francisco Cookbook: Recipes Celebrating the ...
Guanabana: Also known as soursop or custard apple, the guanabana looks and tastes similar to a cherimoya. Both are native to Latin America, but the guanabana is much larger. Goya brand guanabana nectar is readily found in Latin markets ...
Charles Lemos, 1998
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Under Their Claws: A Testimony of My Kidnapping
A friend gave me a young 'guanabana' tree that flourished soon after it was transplanted. Guanabana is a big, tropical fruit with a creamy, sweet and slightly acid flavor. It has dark, green skin even when ripe and big black seeds imbedded in ...
Myriam Norton, 2012
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Loteria Jarocha:
This is a large, pale green fruit whose creamy white pulp contains numerous small black seeds enclosed in chewy edible envelopes. Guanabana, also known as soursop, is picked while still firm, since it becomes extremely fragile when ripe.
Alec Dempster, 2013
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Golf a la Carte: Recipes from America's Finest Clubs
Mash. Card. Sound. Country. Club. Ingredients: 2-3 pounds pork tenderloin 16 ounces guava juice 1 cup mustard base gold barbecue sauce 6 vanilla beans 24 ounces guanabana juice (can be found in Hispanic section of grocery store) 3 ...
Bartlett/Stgern, James Y. Bartlett, D. G. Stern, 2008
8
Tropic Cooking: The New Cuisine from Florida and the Islands ...
Blend for 15 seconds. Pour into a chilled champagne glass. Garnish with a twist of lime peel. Serves: 1 *See Tropical Glossary. In the tropics guanabana, or soursop*, as it is commonly called, can grow to six pounds. It is a dark green fruit that ...
Joyce L. Young, Joyce LaFray, 1987
9
Delicious Tropical Fruits
Annona muricata L. he guanabana, known as soursop, originated in the American tropics. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived, they found that it was consumed by the natives of all the countries from Peru to Mexico. Some affirm that the ...
Liliana Villegas, 2001
10
New Granada: Twenty Months in the Andes: With Maps and ...
It was the guanabana (Anona muricata), called in Jamaica sour-sop. The flesh is firm, slightly fibrous, so as to eat beautifully with a fork. Elegance of eating is a high recommendation to a fruit. However delicious the flavor, you can not enjoy a  ...
Isaac F. Holton, 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUANABANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guanabana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Root awakening: Gardening tips
I have a mature soursop-guanabana tree which was grown from a seed. The tree flowers abundantly. But when the flower blooms, it reveals a ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
'American Enterprise'
Goya Guanabana | Goya Foods started in the U.S. in 1936 to supply local bodegas. It was among the companies that began seriously ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
9 saker du som tränar på morgonen kommer känna igen
Det är lite för tidigt och tänderna är lite för nyborstade för att dricka något med smak av guanabana eller mango utan kolsyra. Men du kämpar ... «Nyheter24, Jul 15»
4
“I Will Miss Havana”
... endemic Mamey, Guanabana, Papaya and honey from your stingless bee hives! Hahaa I was going to include cigars too if I was a smoker. «Havana Times, Jul 15»
5
Going by boat: 10 best north county bars to dock, drink and dine
Tie up at Guanabana's in Jupiter to drink and dine under the lush palms. (Post photo/Rich Graulich). Guanabanas Possibly the prettiest place to ... «Palm Beach Post, Jun 15»
6
Delicious Local Cuisine You Can't Miss In Costa Rica
A few to keep an eye out for include anona (a sweet heart-shaped fruit), guanabana (sometimes called soursop), and zapote (salmon colored ... «TravelPulse, Jun 15»
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FRENCH CONCOCTION
And soon, another local treat, GuanaBana artisan ice pops, will be available there. If you happen to see a group of people sneaking under the ... «Folio Weekly, Jun 15»
8
El Rico Frappe a place to beat the summer heat
... guava and even a Caribbean favorite, guanabana. That's just a partial list of the fruit flavors available, so if you like strawberry and blueberry, ... «TBO.com, Jun 15»
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Taste of Lee Tropical Fruit Fair
Another unique item is guanabana, also called soursoup, that tastes like cotton candy. Singletary notes that the guanabana is used to make a ... «The News-Press, Jun 15»
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Bite-Size: The search for the best Spanish bread in Quezon City
First stop is the Guanabana Bread House on Sct. Rallos in Brgy. Sacred Heart. Tucked away on one of the less busier streets of Quezon City, ... «GMA News, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Guanabana [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/guanabana>. Apr 2024 ».
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