Guayabera

noun

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Definitions

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

    "So he was quite peremptory when a slight, soft-spoken man in a guayabera, trousers, and sandals began chatting with him and did not seem likely to stop."

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"So he was quite peremptory when a slight, soft-spoken man in a guayabera, trousers, and sandals began chatting with him and did not seem likely to stop."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.

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