papaya

See also: Papaya

English
Unripe papaya fruits

Etymology

From Spanish, originally from Arawak papáia

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəˈpaɪə/, /pəˈpɑːjə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə, -ɑːjə

Noun

papaya (plural papayas)

  1. A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
  2. The fruit of this tree.
  3. An orange colour, like that of papaya flesh.
    papaya colour:  

Synonyms
  • pawpaw (Australia), common term for papaya, but strictly speaking this refers to a different tree / fruit

Translations
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See also

Further reading

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish papaya.

Noun

papaya

  1. papaya

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Galibi Carib.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈpaɟ͡ʝa/, [paˈpaʝa]

Noun

papaya f (plural papayas)

  1. papaya (fruit)
  2. (Cuba, slang) vagina
  3. (slang) easy

Synonyms
  • (fruit): lechoza, lechosa (Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic); mamón (Argentina, Paraguay)

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papaya (“papaya”), from Galibi Carib.

Noun

papaya

  1. papaya

Turkish

Noun

papaya

  1. accusative singular of papa
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