papaya

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[edit] English

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Unripe papaya fruits

[edit] Etymology

From Spanish, cognate with Arawak papáia

[edit] Noun

Singular
papaya

Plural
papayas

papaya (plural papayas)

  1. A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya having large, yellow, edible fruit
  2. The fruit of this tree.

[edit] Synonyms

  • pawpaw (Australia), but strictly speaking a different tree / fruit

[edit] Translations

tree
fruit
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[edit] See also

[edit] Spanish

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[edit] Noun

papaya f. (plural papayas)

Singular
papaya f.

Plural
papayas f.
  1. papaya (fruit)
  2. lechoza (fruit)

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