PAPAYA


Meaning of PAPAYA in English

/ pəˈpaɪə; NAmE / ( BrE also paw·paw ) noun

a tropical fruit with yellow and green skin, sweet orange or red flesh and round black seeds

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese (see pawpaw ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.