papaw

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.2 See also
- 1.2 Etymology 2
2 Tagalog
- 2.1 Noun

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From papaya

Noun[edit]

papaw (plural papaws)

A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.

See also[edit]

pawpaw

Etymology 2[edit]

Related to papa.

Alternative forms[edit]

pappaw

Noun[edit]

papaw (plural papaws)

(US, dialect, Southern US) A grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather.
(US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) A father.

Synonyms[edit]

peepaw, pepaw

See also[edit]

mamaw

Tagalog[edit]

Noun[edit]

papaw

a species of wild duck

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