cherimolla

9.9

A large tropical fruit with thick skin and sweet creamy flesh like a custard apple

noun
/ˌtʃɛrɪˈmɔlə/

: cherimoya

Many people enjoy the creamy texture and unique flavor of a ripe cherimolla.

Examples

I bought a fresh cherimolla at the market.
The market had a fresh shipment of cherimollas imported from South America.
She used cherimolla in the smoothie for its sweet, tropical taste.
Have you ever tried a cherimolla?
Many people enjoy the creamy texture and unique flavor of a ripe cherimolla.
She used cherimolla in the smoothie for its sweet, tropical taste.
The market had a fresh shipment of cherimolla imported from South America.

Synonyms

cherimoya

vscherimolla

1 9.9

A tropical tree and its large green fruit with sweet creamy flesh

is focused on the fruit itself rather than the tree

Annona cherimola

vscherimolla

Specialized

8.5

A small tropical tree that grows sweet, creamy, edible fruit called cherimoya

focuses on the large leathery fruit and its sweet soft flesh

How Sweet

date

276 1.0

mango

34 1.0

cherimolla

9.9

pear

110 1.0

apple

583 1.0

lemon

318 1.0

Surface Forms

cherimolla singular

cherimollas plural

Etymology

Cherimolla comes from Quechua, a South American mountain language, joining chiri ('cold') and muyu ('seed'). People once called the fruit 'cold seed' because it grows in cool mountain areas, and that image helps you remember this sweet, creamy tropical fruit.