Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A light, collared, usually short-sleeved shirt having buttons and pleats down the front and often large pockets, and typically worn outside the pants.
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- noun A light, open-necked
shirt worn by men inLatin America and theWest Indies .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The true charm of a guayabera lies not in innovative designs but in the classic comfort and versatility that make an enthusiast like 33-year-old Jeff Rosendahl in Los Angeles call his guayabera "the best shirt I own."
Tropical And Topical 2008
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"The guayabera has been a part of the history of our country for a long time and constitutes one of the most authentic and legitimate expressions of Cubanism," the resolution said.
SFGate: Top News Stories By WILL WEISSERT 2010
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My bet is that most guys prefer the guayabera over the suit and tie under any and all circumstances.
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I could be wearing long pants, a guayabera (sp?), and a white cowboy hat (as many locals do, espcially those coming into town from the country) and no one would ever mistake me for a Mexican.
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My bet is that most guys prefer the guayabera over the suit and tie under any and all circumstances.
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Another difference here: at relatively dressy occasions you often see a gentleman wearing slacks and a fancy, well-ironed and starched guayabera.
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Another difference here: at relatively dressy occasions you often see a gentleman wearing slacks and a fancy, well-ironed and starched guayabera.
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Sometimes on special occasions he wears slacks with a guayabera shirt.
Page 2 2009
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Sometimes on special occasions he wears slacks with a guayabera shirt.
Page 2 2009
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My bet is that most guys prefer the guayabera over the suit and tie under any and all circumstances.
mollusque commented on the word guayabera
He had soft, white, fat hands and a plump face and wore a white guayabera shot with gold threads.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002, Middlesex, p. 459
August 17, 2008