pawpaw.
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit
Meaning & usage
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit Any member of the genus Asimina of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree.
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America.
The fruit itself of such trees.
Where this word comes from
Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. Doublet of papaya. Alternatively from Yuchi pahpah.
Grandfather.
Where this word comes from
Related to papa, or pa(w) pa(w) (one’s father’s father).
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