Definition of Guayabera

1. Noun. A light, open-necked shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Guayabera

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guayabera

guardswoman
guardswomen
guarinoite
guarish
guarished
guarishes
guarri
guarriboom
guarris
guars
guatita
guava
guava bush
guavas
guayabera (current term)
guayaberas
guayule
guayules
gub
gub'mint
gubbah
gubbahs
gubberment
gubbins
gubbinses
gubernacula
gubernacular canal
gubernacular cord

Literary usage of Guayabera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Miami & the Florida Keys Alive! by Lisa Simundson (2001)
"dominoes, and the quaint shops offer cigars made in the finest Cuban tradition at local factories and hand-embroidered guayabera shirts made by local ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"... it swells to five times that width * Crevaux, in common with many geographers and explorers, gives the name of guayabera to the ..."

3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"... with straggly sideburns and a shock of pink hair sticking straight up in the air, shuffled into the room, wearing cutoffs and an unbuttoned guayabera. ..."

4. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, With Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"Michael and I discussed this important point of protocol the day before the promised meeting, and he even went out to buy a new guayabera shirt for the ..."

5. Yucatan by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"Several men's clothing shops are along Calle 59, including the well-known Jack guayaberas, where you can have comfortable guayabera shirts made to order. ..."

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