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sweet granadilla

sweet granadilla

7.7
A sweet tropical fruit with soft, juicy pulp that smells nice
  • noun
  • /ˈswit ˌɡrænəˈdɪlə/
  • UK
translation icon : granadilla
  • The sweet granadilla is prized for its delicate flavor and juicy pulp.

Examples

  • She topped her dessert with slices of sweet granadilla for added sweetness.

  • Farmers in South America often export sweet granadillas to international markets.

  • I love eating sweet granadilla in the summer.

  • The sweet granadilla is often used in desserts.

  • The sweet granadilla is prized for its delicate flavor and juicy pulp.

  • She topped her dessert with slices of sweet granadilla for added sweetness.

  • Farmers in South America often export sweet granadillas to international markets.

Synonyms

Passiflora ligularis
vssweet granadilla
  • Specialized
9.9

A vine from South America that grows a sweet edible fruit

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific species name
granadilla
vssweet granadilla
  • Australian
8.8

A tropical climbing plant that makes a sweet fruit like passionfruit with a hard shell and many small seeds

is the particular sweet aromatic fruit rather than the general plant or fruit

Surface Forms

sweet granadilla singular
sweet granadillas plural

Morphology

sweet + granadilla

This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'sweet' describes the taste of the 'granadilla' (a passionfruit). The meaning is directly compositional — a sugary-tasting granadilla — and follows a common descriptive pattern across languages, so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Sweet granadilla comes from Spanish: granadilla is a little form of granada, the word for 'pomegranate', because the fruit has many small seeds that look like a tiny pomegranate. The word 'sweet' shows this passionfruit is very sweet and fragrant, so the name means a small, sweet, pomegranate-like fruit.