pawpaw
See also: paw-paw
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔːpɔː/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːpɑː/
Etymology 1
Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Galibi Carib kapaja; the reason for the change in spelling is unknown.
Via Yuchi pahpah
Alternative forms
Noun
pawpaw (plural pawpaws)
- Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
- Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
- Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree
- Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America
- The fruit of these trees.
Translations
Any of several trees
Asimina
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Asimina triloba
Carica papaya
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Vasconcellea pubescens
fruit
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Further reading
pawpaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asimina triloba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 2
Related to papa, or pa(w) pa(w) (one’s father’s father).
Usage notes
- Often used as a term of address and hence capitalized, as Pawpaw or PawPaw (or in other spellings, e.g. Paw Paw).
See also
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