单词 | pawpaw |
释义 | pawpaw/ˈpɔːpɔː![]() (also papaw) noun 1 another term for papaya.If pawpaw is too highly priced people tend to go for something similar like rock melon which is much cheaper....
2 (also pawpaw tree) A North American tree of the custard apple family, with purple flowers and edible oblong yellow fruit with sweet pulp.
2.1The fruit of the pawpaw tree.The true pawpaw, also known as a prairie banana (not to be confused with the tummy banana), is a fruit native to North America....
OriginEarly 17th century: from Spanish and Portuguese papaya, of Carib origin. The change in spelling is unexplained. Rhymes |
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