genipap fruit

9.9

A round tropical fruit the size of an orange with thick skin and juicy inside

noun
/ˈdʒɛnɪˌpæp frut/

: fruto de genipap

When ripe, the thick rind of the genipap fruit turns yellowish and is easy to peel.

Examples

The market had a selection of fresh genipap fruit imported from Brazil.
She used the juice of genipap fruit to make a traditional drink.
I just bought a genipap fruit from the market.
Have you ever tasted a genipap fruit?
The market had a selection of fresh genipap fruit imported from Brazil.
She used the juice of genipap fruit to make a traditional drink.
When ripe, the thick rind of the genipap fruit turns yellowish and is easy to peel.

Synonyms

genipap

vsgenipap fruit

9.9

A soft tropical fruit about the size of an orange with thick skin and sweet taste

is identical in meaning but uses a more explicit, longer name

Surface Forms

genipap fruit singular

genipap fruits plural

Morphology

genipap + fruit

The phrase simply combines a specific fruit name 'genipap' with the generic noun 'fruit', so its meaning is the fruit called genipap. This is a fully compositional noun + noun naming pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

The name genipap fruit may come from a native word in Brazil for the round, orange fruit; early visitors heard the local word 'jenipapo' and used it. That's why genipap stayed as the fruit name, and today genipap fruit means the thick-rind tropical fruit.