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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•pa•ya /pəˈpɑyə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -yas. - Plant Biology[countable] a small tropical American tree, bearing a yellow, melonlike fruit.
- Plant Biologythe fruit itself: [countable]Several papayas fell from the tree.[uncountable]Papaya is sweet when ripe.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•pa•ya (pə pä′yə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
Also called pawpaw. - Carib (Hispaniola)
- Spanish
- 1760–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: papaya /pəˈpaɪə/ n - a Caribbean evergreen tree, Carica papaya, with a crown of large dissected leaves and large green hanging fruit: family Caricaceae
- the fruit of this tree, having a yellow sweet edible pulp and small black seeds
Also called: papaw, pawpaw Etymology: 15th Century papaye, from Spanish papaya, from an American Indian language; compare Carib ababai |