Usage Note
Bayabas (Psidium guajava) is one of the most common tropical fruits in the Philippines. The fruit is eaten raw, made into jam, and used in medicinal decoctions — bayabas leaves are boiled to make a disinfecting wash for wounds, a practice widely known in Filipino homes.
Examples
" Hinog na ang bayabas. "
Natural Translation
The guava is ripe now.
Literal Translation
Ripe already the guava.
" Masarap na jam ang gawa sa hinog na bayabas. "
Natural Translation
Jam made from ripe guava is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious jam the made from ripe guava.
" Pinakuluan ni Lola ang mga dahon ng bayabas para gawing panghugas sa sugat ng kapatid ko. "
Natural Translation
Grandma boiled the guava leaves to make a wash for my sibling's wound.
Literal Translation
Boiled by Grandma the leaves of guava to make-into wash for wound of sibling my.
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