Papaya

Word PAPAYA
Character 6
Hyphenation pa pa ya
Pronunciations /pəˈpaɪə/

Definitions and meanings of "Papaya"

What do we mean by papaya?

An evergreen tropical American tree (Carica papaya) with a crown of large lobed leaves, widely cultivated for its large yellow edible fruit. noun

The fruit of this tree, having soft pink to orange flesh and numerous small black seeds. noun

A former genus of trees, the papaws, of the order Passifloraceæ, now included in Carica. See Carica and papaw. noun

lowercase A tree of this genus. noun

A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ; called also papaw and pawpaw. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. noun

The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. The fruit contains papain, a protease. noun

A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit noun

The fruit of this tree. noun

Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit noun

Large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh noun

A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit

The fruit of this tree.

An orange colour, like that of papaya flesh.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Papaya

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The word "papaya" in example sentences

Probably the most popular breakfast fruit in México, papaya is also a favorite licuado ingredient. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Anon papaya is a cultured palate some don't like it. ❋ Anjali (2007)

Mango works on its own but papaya is massively bland without it. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But in Cuban Spanish, the word papaya means 'vagina. ❋ Robbins, Tom (2000)

On the road, Ms. Lo learned to cook with items such as green papaya, which is currently served with duck and cashews at Annisa. ❋ Kitty Greenwald (2011)

For while they lie basking in the sun, without care of theirs, the cocoanut, the breadfruit, the yam, the guava, the banana, and the delicious papaya, which is a compound of a ripe apricot with a Cantaloupe melon, grow and ripen perpetually. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)

As I write in 2004, the only other significant engineered U.S. crop is Hawaiian papaya, which is now resistant to a formerly devastating virus disease. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

Top the dish off with an exotic garnish of fresh, silky papaya, which is a very good source of vitamins A and C. Shopping tips: If desired, use frozen, uncooked large shelled and deveined shrimp, thawed and well - drained, instead of fresh shrimp. ❋ The Denver Post (2010)

The papaya is a tropical melonlike fruit found growing in semitropical climes like that of Cuba, Hawaii, Southern California, Florida, and Mexico; the papaw is a watermelon-shaped fruit about three to four inches long .... ❋ Unknown (1981)

La Parroquia (Calle 55 between Calle 10 and Calle 12; open 24 hours), next to a billiard hall near the central plaza, serves dessert drinks such as papaya milkshakes in huge goblets for about $1.50. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Velithya, a pale gold berry in its natural state, is more commonly known as 'chameleon fruit' due to its ability to appear as other things, such as papaya or RPG heroes. ❋ Flidgetjerome (2006)

So for Cubans saying it's considered extremely coarse to say "papaya" for that fruit. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

(Commercial meat tenderizers, such as papaya juice, do the same job-but natural aging is more flavorful.) ❋ Unknown (2006)

A few species of fruit trees were introduced to the archipelago, such as papaya, banana, cashew, tamarind, and guava. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She prefers exfoliating products with fruit enzymes, such as papaya and pineapple, because they feel gentler than other exfoliants on her sensitive skin, Ms. Martyn says. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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