pitahayan.

Brit.

/ˌpɪtəˈhʌɪə/,

/ˌpiːtəˈhʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˌpɪdəˈhaɪə/,

/ˌpidəˈhaɪə/

Forms: 1700s– pitahaya, 1800s pitahanya, 1800s– pitajaya, 1800s– pitaya, 1900s– pitahya.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish pitahaya.

Etymology: < Spanish pitahaya, pitajaya (a1550) < Taino pitahaya. J. Corominas Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico(1981) at pita cites Peter Martyr of Angleria (a1519) for pitahaya as the name of a plant (i.e. presumably representing the Taino word in a post-classical Latin text).

Any of several tall cacti bearing edible fruits, native to the south-western United States and Mexico; esp. the saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea. Also: the fruit of any of these cacti.

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pitahaya1709

organ pipe1854

saguaro1856

organ cactus1869

1709 J. Stevens tr. P. de Cieza Seventeen Years Trav. xviii. 49 All sorts of Fruit Trees these Parts afford, and one particular which is very pleasant, of a purple Colour, and call'd Pitahaya.

1759 tr. M. Venegas Nat. & Civil Hist. Calif. I. 43 And as the pitahaya is very juicy, it is chiefly found in a dry soil.

1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) III. 390 The most useful is the pitahaya, the produce of which constitutes the principal food of the Californians.

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. i. 13 The pitahanya fell to the ground!

1857 I. F. Holton New Granada xxxiii. 525 They gave me the first fruit of the pitajaya that I ever saw; I mean the yellow pitajaya, for the red one is not worth eating.

1894 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 7 134 The sacasal..much resembles, except in its pigmy size, the majestic ‘pitaya’, or giant cactus.

1942 E. F. Castetter & W. H. Bell Pima & Papago Indian Agric. 59 Pitajaya or pitaya here refers to the fruit of either or both Cornegiea gigantea and Lemaireocereus Thurberi.

1950 J. B. Johnson Opata 11 The pitahaya produces in May, June, and July.

1996 Independent 2 Feb. 9/3 The supermarkets' fight for the nation's palate has moved on, hoping to tempt us to part with our money by offering granadillas, tamarillos and pitahayas.

Compounds

† pitahaya woodpecker n. Obsolete rare the Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, of western Mexico and the south-western United States, which bores nest-holes in the saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1890 Cent. Dict. Pitahaya-woodpecker.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitahaya
释义	pitahayan. Brit. /ˌpɪtəˈhʌɪə/, /ˌpiːtəˈhʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɪdəˈhaɪə/, /ˌpidəˈhaɪə/ Forms: 1700s– pitahaya, 1800s pitahanya, 1800s– pitajaya, 1800s– pitaya, 1900s– pitahya. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish pitahaya. Etymology: < Spanish pitahaya, pitajaya (a1550) < Taino pitahaya. J. Corominas Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico(1981) at pita cites Peter Martyr of Angleria (a1519) for pitahaya as the name of a plant (i.e. presumably representing the Taino word in a post-classical Latin text). Any of several tall cacti bearing edible fruits, native to the south-western United States and Mexico; esp. the saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea. Also: the fruit of any of these cacti. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > giant cactus pitahaya1709 organ pipe1854 saguaro1856 organ cactus1869 1709 J. Stevens tr. P. de Cieza Seventeen Years Trav. xviii. 49 All sorts of Fruit Trees these Parts afford, and one particular which is very pleasant, of a purple Colour, and call'd Pitahaya. 1759 tr. M. Venegas Nat. & Civil Hist. Calif. I. 43 And as the pitahaya is very juicy, it is chiefly found in a dry soil. 1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) III. 390 The most useful is the pitahaya, the produce of which constitutes the principal food of the Californians. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. i. 13 The pitahanya fell to the ground! 1857 I. F. Holton New Granada xxxiii. 525 They gave me the first fruit of the pitajaya that I ever saw; I mean the yellow pitajaya, for the red one is not worth eating. 1894 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 7 134 The sacasal..much resembles, except in its pigmy size, the majestic ‘pitaya’, or giant cactus. 1942 E. F. Castetter & W. H. Bell Pima & Papago Indian Agric. 59 Pitajaya or pitaya here refers to the fruit of either or both Cornegiea gigantea and Lemaireocereus Thurberi. 1950 J. B. Johnson Opata 11 The pitahaya produces in May, June, and July. 1996 Independent 2 Feb. 9/3 The supermarkets' fight for the nation's palate has moved on, hoping to tempt us to part with our money by offering granadillas, tamarillos and pitahayas. Compounds † pitahaya woodpecker n. Obsolete rare the Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, of western Mexico and the south-western United States, which bores nest-holes in the saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pitahaya-woodpecker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709
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