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papaya.

A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈpaɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/pəˈpɑː.jə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.

  2. The fruit of this tree.

  3. An orange colour, like that of papaya flesh.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia. Doublet of pawpaw.

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