guyabano

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish guayábano (“soursop”), as in Spanish guanábano (“soursop tree”) with possible influence from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Taíno wanaban.

Noun

guyabano (plural guyabanos)

1. (Philippines) The soursop (Annona muricata) (tree and fruit).

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guanábano.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gu‧ya‧ba‧no
• IPA^(key): /ɡujaˈbano/ [ɡu.jaˈba.n̪o]

Noun

guyabano

1. evergreen tree (Annona muricata)
2. soursop (the fruit of this tree)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guanábano.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gu‧ya‧ba‧no
• IPA^(key): /ɡujaˈbano/ [ɡʊ.jɐˈba.n̪o]

Noun

guyabano

1. an evergreen tree, Annona muricata
2. soursop; the fruit of this tree

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed either directly from Spanish guanábano or through Ilocano guyabano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡujaˈbano/ [ɡu.jʌˈbaː.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: gu‧ya‧ba‧no

Noun

guyabano

1. soursop

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guanábano.

Noun

guyabano

1. soursop

Tagalog

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guyabano

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Alternative forms

• guayabano, guwayabano, gayabano

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish guayábano (“soursop”), as in Spanish guanábano (“soursop tree”) with possible influence from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Taíno wanaban.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡujaˈbano/ [ɡʊ.jɐˈbaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: guya‧ba‧no

Noun

guyabano (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜌᜊᜈᜓ)

1. soursop; Annona muricata (tree or fruit)

   Synonyms: unaba, (Cavite, Batangas, Quezon) atis-kastila, (Marinduque) kalaundra

See also

• atis

Further reading

• “guyabano”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “guyabano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Quilis, Antonio; Casado-Fresnillo, Celia (2008), La Lengua Española en Filipinas: Historia. Situación Actual. El Chabacano. Antología de Textos‎, Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: Instituto de Lengua, Literatura y Antropología - Anejos de la Revista de Filología Española, →ISBN, page 244

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guanábano.

Noun

guyabano

1. soursop