feijoa

English

Etymology

From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/

Noun

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Wikipedia

feijoa (plural feijoas)

1. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
2. The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.

Synonyms

• guavasteen
• pineapple guava

Translations

shrub

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Azerbaijani: feyxoa Catalan: feijoa f Chinese: Mandarin: 費約果 / 费约果 (fèiyuē guǒ) Czech: aka jedlá Dutch: feijoa Finnish: feijoa (fi) French: goyavier de Montevideo (fr) m Galician: feixoa (gl) f Georgian: ფეიხოა (peixoa) German: brasilianische Guave f Hebrew: פיג׳ואה f Hungarian: mirtuszdió Interlingua: feijoa Italian: feijoa f Japanese: フェイジョア (feijoa) Korean: 페이조아 (peijoa) Persian: فیجوا (feyjoâ) Portuguese: feijoa f Russian: фейхоа́ (ru) f (fejxoá), фейхо́а (ru) f (fejxóa), фейхуа́ f (fejxuá), фейху́а f (fejxúa) Spanish: feijoa f Swahili: feijoa class n/n Swedish: feijoa Turkish: feijoa Ukrainian: фейхо́а f (fejxóa) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

fruit

Czech: fejchoa f Japanese: フェイジョア (feijoa)

Finnish

Etymology

From taxonomic name Feijoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfei̯joɑ/, [ˈfe̞i̯j(ː)o̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eijoɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fei‧jo‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): fei‧joa

Noun

feijoa

1. feijoa, pineapple guava (plant and fruit)

Declension

Inflection of feijoa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		feijoa	feijoat
genitive		feijoan	feijoien
partitive		feijoaa	feijoia
illative		feijoaan	feijoiin
		singular	plural
nominative		feijoa	feijoat
accusative	nom.	feijoa	feijoat
	gen.	feijoan
genitive		feijoan	feijoien feijoain rare
partitive		feijoaa	feijoia
inessive		feijoassa	feijoissa
elative		feijoasta	feijoista
illative		feijoaan	feijoiin
adessive		feijoalla	feijoilla
ablative		feijoalta	feijoilta
allative		feijoalle	feijoille
essive		feijoana	feijoina
translative		feijoaksi	feijoiksi
abessive		feijoatta	feijoitta
instructive		—	feijoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of feijoa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative feijoani feijoani accusative nom. feijoani feijoani gen. feijoani genitive feijoani feijoieni feijoaini rare partitive feijoaani feijoiani inessive feijoassani feijoissani elative feijoastani feijoistani illative feijoaani feijoiini adessive feijoallani feijoillani ablative feijoaltani feijoiltani allative feijoalleni feijoilleni essive feijoanani feijoinani translative feijoakseni feijoikseni abessive feijoattani feijoittani instructive — — comitative — feijoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative feijoasi feijoasi accusative nom. feijoasi feijoasi gen. feijoasi genitive feijoasi feijoiesi feijoaisi rare partitive feijoaasi feijoiasi inessive feijoassasi feijoissasi elative feijoastasi feijoistasi illative feijoaasi feijoiisi adessive feijoallasi feijoillasi ablative feijoaltasi feijoiltasi allative feijoallesi feijoillesi essive feijoanasi feijoinasi translative feijoaksesi feijoiksesi abessive feijoattasi feijoittasi instructive — — comitative — feijoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative feijoamme feijoamme accusative nom. feijoamme feijoamme gen. feijoamme genitive feijoamme feijoiemme feijoaimme rare partitive feijoaamme feijoiamme inessive feijoassamme feijoissamme elative feijoastamme feijoistamme illative feijoaamme feijoiimme adessive feijoallamme feijoillamme ablative feijoaltamme feijoiltamme allative feijoallemme feijoillemme essive feijoanamme feijoinamme translative feijoaksemme feijoiksemme abessive feijoattamme feijoittamme instructive — — comitative — feijoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative feijoanne feijoanne accusative nom. feijoanne feijoanne gen. feijoanne genitive feijoanne feijoienne feijoainne rare partitive feijoaanne feijoianne inessive feijoassanne feijoissanne elative feijoastanne feijoistanne illative feijoaanne feijoiinne adessive feijoallanne feijoillanne ablative feijoaltanne feijoiltanne allative feijoallenne feijoillenne essive feijoananne feijoinanne translative feijoaksenne feijoiksenne abessive feijoattanne feijoittanne instructive — — comitative — feijoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative feijoansa feijoansa accusative nom. feijoansa feijoansa gen. feijoansa genitive feijoansa feijoiensa feijoainsa rare partitive feijoaansa feijoiaan feijoiansa inessive feijoassaan feijoassansa feijoissaan feijoissansa elative feijoastaan feijoastansa feijoistaan feijoistansa illative feijoaansa feijoiinsa adessive feijoallaan feijoallansa feijoillaan feijoillansa ablative feijoaltaan feijoaltansa feijoiltaan feijoiltansa allative feijoalleen feijoallensa feijoilleen feijoillensa essive feijoanaan feijoanansa feijoinaan feijoinansa translative feijoakseen feijoaksensa feijoikseen feijoiksensa abessive feijoattaan feijoattansa feijoittaan feijoittansa instructive — — comitative — feijoineen feijoinensa

Synonyms

• ananasguava (plant and fruit)
• feijoakasvi (plant)

Further reading

• “feijoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˈʒo.ɐ/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒo.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˈʒo.ɐ/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒo.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˈʒo.a/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒo.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˈʒo.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˈʒo.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈʒo(w).ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈʒo.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /feˈʒo.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: fei‧jo‧a

Noun

feijoa f (plural feijoas)

1. feijoa (shrub)

Further reading

• “feijoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “feijoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Noun

feijoa f (plural feijoas)

1. feijoa

Further reading

• “feijoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025