pawpaw

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pawpaw (plural pawpaws)

1. An American deciduous tree, Asimina triloba, having edible fruit.
2. The fruit of this tree.

Synonyms

• papaya - strictly, a different tree / fruit

Translations

tree

• Macedonian: папаја (mk) (papája) f

• Spanish: papayo (es) m

fruit

• Arabic: ببو فاكهة (ar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 泡泡 (cmn) (pàopào)

• French: asimina (fr) f
• German: Papau (de), Asimina (de)
• Japanese: ポーポー (ja) (pōpō)

• Macedonian: папаја (mk) (papája) f
• Portuguese: mamão (pt) m
• Russian: азимина (ru) (azimina) f, асимина (ru) (asimina) f
• Spanish: papaya (es) f
• Swahili: papai (sw)

External links

• Pawpaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asimina triloba on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Asimina triloba

Etymology 2

Noun

pawpaw (plural pawpaws)

1. Grandfather.

Usage notes

• Used as a term of address (hence often initial-capitalized).