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annon

annon

9.9
Sweet fruit with thick scaly skin and creamy flesh with black seeds
  • noun
  • /ˈænən/
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  • She enjoyed the creamy texture of the annon mixed with her yogurt for breakfast.

Examples

  • When I visited the market, I bought an annon that was ripe and ready to eat.

  • Mr. Burns and Annon.

    Blog text (9)

  • The purpose of this article is to provide social workers with information about the PLISSIT model (Annon, 1974), the "state-of-the-art" intervention used for the treatment of sexuality issues (McCarthy, 2001; Borelli-Kerner & Bernell, 1997), and one that we have used in our professional social work practice with individuals who have chronic health conditions.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The sweet annon, also known as the sugar apple, is a favorite treat in tropical regions.

Synonyms

sweetsop
vsannon
  • Indian
1 9.8

A tropical fruit also called sugar apple that has sweet, soft flesh and shiny black seeds

is the usual regional name used for the same fruit
Annona squamosa
vsannon
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree that makes sweet fruit with a thick scaly skin

is the common, nontechnical name for that fruit
sugar apple
vsannon
  • Australian
7.0

A sweet tropical fruit with thick bumpy skin and soft white flesh around black seeds

is the broader common name used for the same fruit
custard apple
vsannon
  • UK
5.9

A sweet, soft fruit from a tropical tree that you eat fresh

is the more specific common name for one species in that genus

Surface Forms

annon singular
annons plural

Etymology

Annon comes from Spanish anón and French anone, which probably come from a Caribbean Indigenous word 'anona' that people used for the fruit. So annon simply names the 'custard apple', helping you remember it as the soft, sweet, custard-like tropical fruit with shiny black seeds.