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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetsop¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; sweet + sop

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetsop¹

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

Example Sentences

But there are also illustrations of fruits I’ve never heard of: chayote, sweetsop, cherimoya, sapodilla, passiflora and mammee apple.

From Washington Post

The fruits peculiar to the torrid zone all grow in profusion and among them the native is fondest of the juicy mango, the guava, the aguacate or alligator pear, the anon or custard apple, the guanabana or soursop, the mamon or sweetsop, the mamey or marmalade fruit, the nispero or sapodilla and the tamarind.

From Project Gutenberg