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pawpaw

noun
/ˈpɔːpɔː/

Etymology

Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya (which is botanically unrelated) from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. Doublet of papaya. Alternatively from Yuchi pahpah.

  1. derived from pahpah
  2. derived from papáia
  3. derived from papaya

Definitions

  1. Any of several types of trees having edible fruit

    Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:

  2. The fruit of these trees.

    • Xavier sliced the pawpaw in half, emptying the tiny black seeds over the veranda wall.
    • If there were such a thing as an anticapitalist fruit, the pawpaw, commonly foraged in the wild and inherently resistant to commodification, might qualify.

  3. Grandfather.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative letter-case form of pawpaw (“grandfather”).

      • She had enjoyed a happy childhood, but her one consistent ambition was to join her Pawpaw's law firm.

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