GRANADILLA


Meaning of GRANADILLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgran-ə-ˈdi-lə, -ˈdē-(y)ə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of granada pomegranate, from Late Latin granata — more at grenade

Date: 1613

1. : any of various usually egg-shaped to football-shaped passion fruits (especially of Passiflora quadrangularis and P. edulis ) that have juicy aromatic pulp : a passionflower that produces granadillas

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