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papaya
[ puh-pah-yuh ]
noun
- the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
- the tree itself.
papaya
/ əˈ貹ɪə /
noun
- a Caribbean evergreen tree, Carica papaya, with a crown of large dissected leaves and large green hanging fruit: family Caricaceae
- the fruit of this tree, having a yellow or reddish orange sweet edible pulp and small black seeds
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Derived Forms
- 貹ˈ貹ⲹ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- 貹·貹y adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papaya1
1760–70; < Spanish < Carib (Hispaniola)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papaya1
C15 papaye, from Spanish papaya, from an American Indian language; compare Carib ababai
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I have guava and some papaya trees on here.
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In the back are fruits and veggies that no longer look perfect: mushy papayas, wilting spinach and bruised tomatoes.
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Nearby trees offer dragonfruit and limes, and there's even a smattering of papaya plants.
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The couple already had a son of their own living at their ranch-style house in a working class part of La Puente, with a papaya tree out front and a rubber tree in the back.
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If small-scale farmers grow fruit trees amid their crops, for example, they can eat those bananas or papayas themselves while selling the rest of the harvest.
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