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papaya

(pəpaɪə)
Word forms: plural papayas
countable noun
A papaya is a fruit with a green skin, sweet yellow flesh, and small black seeds. Papayas grow on trees in hot countries such as the West Indies.

papaya in British English

(pəˈpaɪə)
noun
1. 
a Caribbean evergreen tree, Carica papaya, with a crown of large dissected leaves and large green hanging fruit: family Caricaceae
2. 
the fruit of this tree, having a yellow or reddish orange sweet edible pulp and small black seeds
Also called: papaw, pawpaw
Derived forms
papayan (paˈpayan)
adjective
Word origin
C15 papaye, from Spanish papaya, from a Native American language; compare Carib ababai

papaya in American English

(pəˈpaɪə; pəˈpɑjə)
noun
1. 
a tropical American tree (Carica papaya) of the papaya family, resembling a palm, having a bunch of large leaves at the top, and bearing a large, oblong, yellowish-orange fruit like a melon
2. 
its fruit, eaten raw or cooked, and also valued for its juice
adjective
3. 
designating a family (Caricaceae, order Violales) of tropical and subtropical dicotyledonous trees and shrubs
Word origin
Sp < Carib or Arawak name of the fruit

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Examples of 'papaya' in a sentence
papaya

Half a banana and tropical fruits such as mango, papaya and pineapple can now be added.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Using a large spoon, scoop out thick slivers of papaya flesh and pile onto the salad.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The interior is green and mountainous, a landscape of peaks and fertile valleys with banana plantations and papaya trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Fruit acids are a more natural way to do the job - look out for pineapple and papaya in brightening masks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Try pineapple, mango and papaya.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My fresh fruit salad was juicy chunks of papaya, mango, melon and plums.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To one side of the house, lemon trees and cocoa trees, to the other papaya trees.
Magnouloux, Bernard Travels with Rosinante (1990)
A papaya and pineapple wrap sounds good enough to eat, but the fruit has properties that will soothe and strengthen the skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Crab meat marries well with the crisp textures of cucumber, celery and fennel, as well as more exotic flavours such as mango and papaya.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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