PAPAYA Meaning of PAPAYA in English pa ‧ pa ‧ ya /pəˈpaɪə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: Carib ]the large yellow-green fruit of a tropical tree Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012