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passion fruit

noun
/ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English passion fruit From passion + fruit.

  1. derived from *bʰruHg-✻
  2. derived from frūctus — “enjoyment, proceeds, profits, produce, income”
  3. derived from fruit — “produce, fruits and vegetables”
  4. inherited from fruyt
  5. compounded as passion fruit — “passion + fruit”

Definitions

  1. A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.

  2. The edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora edulis

    The edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora edulis; a round fruit with a purple or yellow skin which is native to Brazil.

    • He brought four passion fruits from the market.
    • Passion fruits are added for visual interest.

  3. The flesh of the edible fruit.

    • A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A passionate person

      A passionate person; a lover.

      • “Ah my little passion fruit,” José cooed, “I knew it. You are feeling the love too!”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for passion fruit. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA