PERSIMMON


Meaning of PERSIMMON in English

/ pəˈsɪmən; NAmE pərˈs-/ noun

a sweet tropical fruit that looks like a large orange tomato

—see also sharon fruit

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: alteration of Algonquian pessemmins .

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