PAPAYA


Meaning of PAPAYA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈpī-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin; akin to Arawak papáia papaya

Date: 1598

: a tropical American tree ( Carica papaya of the family Caricaceae, the papaya family) having an oblong to globose yellow edible fruit with numerous black seeds in a central cavity ; also : its fruit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.