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naranjilla

naranjilla

9.9
A small South American plant that makes bright orange, sour fruit
  • noun
  • /nəˈrændʒəˌlɑ/
  • UK
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  • In the Andes, the naranjilla plant grows well in the cool, misty climate.

Examples

  • The farmer harvested ripe naranjilla fruits from his garden for the local market.

  • A plague devastated naranjilla crops in the 1960s and 1970s, causing colonists to migrate from the rural community of Ftima to Puyo or Tena.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Brief periods of prosperity in agriculture were related to fleeting favorable prices for tea, naranjilla fruit (Solanum quitoense), and sugarcane in national and international markets.

    Academic text (2000)

  • I tried a delicious smoothie made with fresh naranjilla that had a unique flavor.

Synonyms

Solanum quitoense
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  • Specialized
9.9

A small bush that has bright orange fruit like a small tomato

is the everyday common name rather than the botanical or scientific term

Surface Forms

naranjilla singular
naranjillas plural

Etymology

The word naranjilla comes from Spanish naranja ('orange') plus the small ending -illa ('little'). So naranjilla literally means 'little orange', a helpful way to remember this small shrub with bright orange, edible fruit.