banana passion fruit

3.9

A long tropical fruit with soft sweet inside that people eat or make into juice

noun
/bəˈnænə ˈpæʃən frut/

: fruta de la pasión banana

Many people enjoy banana passion fruit juice because of its unique flavor.

Examples

I picked a ripe banana passion fruit from the vine in the greenhouse.
The dessert was topped with slices of banana passion fruit and fresh cream.
I love eating banana passion fruit for breakfast.
Have you tried banana passion fruit juice?
I picked a ripe banana passion fruit from the vine in the greenhouse.
Many people enjoy banana passion fruit juice because of its unique flavor.
The dessert was topped with slices of banana passion fruit and fresh cream.

Synonyms

passion fruit

vsbanana passion fruit

5 2.4

A small tropical fruit with a hard skin and sweet, slightly sour pulp used in drinks and desserts

is elongated with soft sweet pulp rather than small fruit with tough rind

Passiflora mollissima

vsbanana passion fruit

Specialized

9.9

A climbing plant from the Andes that people grow for its edible fruit

is produced by several species rather than by one

Passiflora edulis

vsbanana passion fruit

Specialized

7.5

A tropical climbing vine that produces edible purple passion fruit

is elongated with soft sweet pulp rather than small purple fruit

Surface Forms

banana passion fruit singular

banana passion fruits plural

Morphology

banana + passion + fruit

The phrase is compositional: 'banana' modifies 'passion fruit', signaling a variety of passion fruit that is banana-like in shape or flavor. This follows normal noun‑modifier patterns for naming fruit and is easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Banana passion fruit is named because the long, curved fruit looks like a banana and comes from passion fruit plants. So the name helps you picture a tropical 'fruit' with soft, sweet pulp and an elongated shape.