English Explanatory Dictionary

pawpaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
  2. Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
  3. Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree.
  4. Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America.
  5. The fruit of these trees.
noun
  1. Grandfather.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of pawpaw (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

/ˈpɔːpɔː/ /ˈpɑːpɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pawpaw.wav

Word forms

pawpaw pawpaws paw-paw papaw pappaw

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.

Synonyms

bandango custard apple hillbilly mango prairie banana peepaw pepaw

Related words

mamaw

Translations

Bulgarian: асимина Bulgarian: папая Arabic: ببو فاكهَة Chinese Mandarin: 泡泡 Finnish: papaija French: asimina German: Papau German: Asimina Irish: pápá Japanese: ポーポー Macedonian: папа́ја Māori: papaia Māori: pōpō Portuguese: mamão Russian: азимина Russian: асимина Spanish: papaya Swahili: papai Swedish: pawpaw
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