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sweetsop

[ sweet-sop ]

noun

  1. a sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family.
  2. the tree or shrub.


sweetsop

/ ˈswiːtˌsɒp /

noun

  1. a small West Indian tree, Annona squamosa, having yellowish-green fruit: family Annonaceae
  2. the fruit of this tree, which has a sweet edible pulp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetsop1

First recorded in 1690–1700; sweet + sop
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetsop1

C19: so called because of the flavour and consistency of its pulp
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