pitaya

English

Alternative forms

• pitahaya

Etymology

From American Spanish pitahaya, from Taíno [Term?].

Noun

pitaya (plural pitayas)

1. Certain cactuses native to the Americas, of genera Selenicereus or Stenocereus, especially the latter.
2. Fruit of such cactuses, known for its bright skin and speckled flesh.

Synonyms

• (fruit): dragon fruit

Translations

dragon fruit — see dragon fruit

See also

• pitahaya (Selenicereus spp.)

References

• “pitaya”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• pitaya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• atypia

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• pitahaya

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ta‧ya

Noun

pitaya

1. the dragon fruit

Dutch

Noun

pitaya m (plural pitaya's, diminutive pitayaatje n)

1. dragon fruit

Synonyms

• (dragon fruit): drakenvrucht

French

Alternative forms

• pitahaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ta.ja/

• Audio (France):

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Noun

pitaya f or m (plural pitayas)

1. pitaya, dragon fruit

   Synonym: fruit du dragon

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish pitaya.

Noun

pitaya f (plural pitayas)

1. alternative spelling of pitaia

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /piˈtaʝa/ [piˈt̪a.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /piˈtaʝa/ [piˈt̪a.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /piˈtaʃa/ [piˈt̪a.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /piˈtaʒa/ [piˈt̪a.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: pi‧ta‧ya

Noun

pitaya f (plural pitayas)

1. (Mexico) alternative form of pitahaya (“dragon fruit”)
   • 2020 July 1, Rivet, Las frutas exóticas son deliciosas‎^[1], Rivet:

     La pitaya o fruta del dragón puede sonar escalofriante, pero es deliciosa.

     Pitaya, or dragon fruit, might sound scary, but it's delicious.

Further reading

• “pitaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025