pawpaw
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- noun
- /ˈpɔˌpɔ/
- US
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papaya
- In Makueni and other dry areas, many farmers have switched from growing cotton to growing citrus, pawpaws, and mangoes.
- pawpaw and persimmons
- pawpaw and mango
Examples
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At forty-five, his stomach is still flat, and he could go a whole day on a pawpaw and a piece of cane.
Fiction book (1995) -
We had worked with pawpaws last year, so students were a bit more familiar with the mild banana-like, custardy flavor and texture of the local pawpaw.
Blog text (24) -
Go to pg. 7 and you will see Pawpaw bread; just try it and see how good it is.
Blog text (7) -
So, tell me, you ever had a taste of the pawpaw fruit... down there in the Seeonee?
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I used this recipe for Pawpaw bread when I thought I had a Pawpaw tree, and it works with the Feijoa fruit.
Blog text (7) -
She enjoyed the sweet, creamy taste of the pawpaw fruit during her visit to the local market.
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At the picnic, we sliced a pawpaw and shared it among our friends as a refreshing treat.
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He picked ripe pawpaws from the tree, eager to make a smoothie with their delicious flesh.
Synonyms
A small wild tree that makes soft, sweet fruit like a banana
A soft, sweet fruit from a tropical tree ready to eat
A small tree from the eastern United States that makes sweet, soft fruit called pawpaw
Compounds
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pawpaw comes from the older word papaya, a name for a sweet tropical fruit. English speakers used the same name for a similar North American fruit, so pawpaw now means the yellow, creamy fruit.