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papaya

[ puh-pah-yuh ]

noun

  1. the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
  2. the tree itself.


papaya

/ 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
“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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Derived Forms

  • paˈpayan, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pa·payan adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of papaya1

1760–70; < Spanish < Carib (Hispaniola)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of papaya1

C15 papaye, from Spanish papaya, from an American Indian language; compare Carib ababai
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Example Sentences

Lin’s team tried gentler approaches, one of which used lower temperatures and a papaya enzyme, to help dissolve the silk’s coating.

A ringspot virus, for instance, threatens papaya fruit trees in Taiwan.

Chunks of pineapple, papaya and pear add a tropical flavor to the preparation.

There are also enzyme exfoliants, which come from fruits such as papaya, pineapple and pumpkin.

Thus we were thrilled when the New York–based Papaya King opened its first West Coast location in Hollywood in late May.

Papaya and Arugula Salad by Anne Byrn The Dinner Doctor offers a salad to please both the palate and the eye.

Papaya is not as sweet as mango or peach, but it gives a salad great texture, flavor, and color.

Merian has figured the caterpillar of another moth which feeds upon the Papaw-tree (Carica Papaya) with similar hairs.

As dessert a great dish of fresh papaya cut up into squares and soaking in its own juice, was served.

In some countries they wrap meat in papaya leaves for several hours before eating in order to soften it.

“Santa Ana's house is full of bullets” is rather pretty description for the papaya.

Another valuable fruit indigenous to this country is the Papaia (Carica papaya).

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