パパイア
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Japanese
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Alternative forms
[edit]- パパイヤ (papaiya)
Etymology
[edit]Listed variously as borrowed from English papaya,[1] or from Latin from the species name Carica papaya.[2] An English derivation seems more likely historically, as the fruit is native to southern Mexico and Central America and was first imported into Japan in the mid-Meiji period, well after trading relations had been established with the United States.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- 蕃瓜樹 (bankaju) (exceedingly rare)