papaya en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈpaɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pəˈpɑː.jə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia. Doublet of pawpaw.
Meanings
- A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.
-
The fruit of this tree.
It was that image, its practical mundanity, the preparation of fruit I have seen you do a thousand times, the spoon gliding along the papaya’s flesh-orange core, a slush of black seeds plopping into the steel sink, that made it unbearable.
2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 135:
- An orange colour, like that of papaya flesh.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| papayas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
yaya papaya · mountain papaya · raw papaya
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (184)
hak 木瓜 (fruit) · tr papaya (fruit) · ee aɖiba (fruit) · eu papaia (fruit) · tts หมากหุ่ง (fruit) · es papaya) (fruit) · fj leweti (Lau) (fruit) · de Papaya (fruit) · lv papaija (fruit) · es lechosa (fruit) · su gedang (fruit) · sv papaya (fruit) · ml കപ്ലം (tree) · fj uto (Ba, Yasawa) (fruit) · gu પપૈયું (fruit) · hy պապայա (fruit) · dv ފަޅޯ (fruit) · haw hēʻī (fruit) · oc papaia (fruit) · cy papaia (tree) · ta பப்பாளி (tree) · sl papaja (fruit) · hrx Mammongbaam (tree) · nl meloenboom (tree) · nah ochonetli (fruit) · fr papayer (tree) · es papayo (tree) · ms kepaya (tree) · lg eppaapaali (fruit) · fa پاپایه (fruit) · ru папа́йя (tree) · km ល្ហុង (fruit) · te బొప్పాయిచెట్టు (tree) · mg papay (fruit) · hi पपीता (fruit) · bo སེ་ཡབ (fruit) · mfe papay (fruit) · es lechoso (tree) · sw papai (fruit) · tts บักหุ่ง (fruit) · min kaliki (fruit) · niu lotu (fruit) · mvv tapayas (fruit) · jam papaw (fruit) · jv ꦏꦠꦺꦱ꧀ (fruit) · tl papaya (fruit) · io papayiero (tree) · rcf papay (fruit) · bn কয়ফল (fruit) · nod บะก้วยเต๊ศ (fruit) · yo ògòlòmọ̀ṣí (fruit) · ha gwanda (fruit) · sk papája (fruit) · ms betik (tree) · ja パパイヤ (fruit) · et papaia (fruit) · es papayero (tree) · es frutabomba (tree) · haw milikana (fruit) · yo ògùdùgbẹ̀ (fruit) · or ଅମୃତଭଣ୍ଡା (fruit) · mg voapaza (fruit) · id pepaya (tree) · no papaya (fruit) · pa ਪਪੀਤਾ (fruit) · ms pepaya (tree) · ro papaia (fruit) · ru папа́йя (fruit) · sw mpapai (tree) · pri mâmîâpo (tree) · jv kates (fruit) · wo pàppaaya (fruit) · km ផ្លែល្ហុង (fruit) · sou ลอกอ (fruit) · io papayo (fruit) · ln payipáyi (fruit) · nl papajaboom (tree) · ml കപ്ലങ്ങ (fruit) · nan-hbl 木瓜 (fruit) · es put (fruit) · ban gedang (fruit) · pl papaja (fruit) · as অমিতা (fruit) · duo kapaya (fruit) · ne मेवा (fruit) · su kates (fruit) · eo papajo (fruit) · bg папа́я (fruit) · tts หมากหุ่ง (tree) · te బొప్పాయి పండు (fruit) · vi đu đủ (fruit) · tts บักหุ่ง (tree) · fi papaija (fruit) · ln paipái (fruit) · mi papaia (fruit) · su ᮌᮨᮓᮀ (fruit) · yue 木瓜 (fruit) · fj weleti (fruit) · es papaya (fruit) · bdr kepayas (fruit) · mr पपाया (fruit) · bcl tapayas (tree) · sw papayu (fruit) · ty ʻiʻitā (fruit) · ca papaia (fruit) · bn পেঁপে (fruit) · haw mīkana (fruit) · nan-hbl 萬壽匏 /万寿匏 (fruit) · clt saaphaw (fruit) · pt mamão (fruit) · ms kepaya (fruit) · tr papaya (tree) · fr papaye (fruit) · jv ꦏꦠꦺꦱ꧀ (tree) · ug كۇلى بېھىسى (fruit) · pt mamoeiro (tree) · cy papaia (fruit) · my သင်္ဘောသီး (fruit) · bcl tapayas (fruit) · zdj pwapwai (fruit) · th มะละกอ (fruit) · niu loku (fruit) · hrx Mammong (fruit) · he פפאיה (fruit) · ms betik (fruit) · nod บะก้วยเต๊ศ (tree) · ka ნესვის ხე (fruit) · ta பப்பாளி (fruit) · mel kepayaih (fruit) · cmn 番木瓜 (fruit) · ur پپیتا (fruit) · gl mamá (fruit) · sq papaja (fruit) · nl papaja (fruit) · vi thù đủ (fruit) · ty ninita (fruit) · ko 파파야 (fruit) · yo ìbẹ́pẹ (fruit) · he פָּפָּיָה (fruit) · da papaja (fruit) · yo gbẹ̀gbẹ̀rẹ̀ (fruit) · ms pepaya (fruit) · kea papaia (fruit) · pac pahúng (fruit) · el παπάγια (fruit) · lt papaja (fruit) · cs papája (fruit) · uk папа́йя (fruit) · kn ಪರಂಗಿ ಹಣ್ಣು (fruit) · th มะละกอ (tree) · ar بَابَايَا (fruit) · bg папая (tree) · pl melonowiec (fruit) · min botik (fruit) · id betik (fruit) · lo ໝາກຫຸ່ງ (fruit) · id pepaya (fruit) · gu પપૈયું (tree) · fi papaija (tree) · mn папайя (fruit) · sm ʻesi (fruit) · mk папа́ја (fruit) · bm manje (fruit) · fj maoli (fruit) · ccc ajpaya (fruit) · to lesi (fruit) · be папа́я (fruit) · nv hashkʼaan dootłʼizhí (fruit) · cmn 木瓜 (fruit) · hi पपीता (tree) · es mamón (fruit) · ti ፓፓያ (fruit) · it papaia (fruit) · mk папа́ја (tree) · sou ลอกอ (tree) · pt papaia (fruit) · pnb پپیتا (fruit) · pl papaja (tree) · eu papaiondo (tree) · vi cây đu đủ (tree) · yo dẹ̀dẹ̀rẹ̀kún (fruit) · nan-hbl 奶匏 (fruit) · nan-hbl 番匏 (fruit) · rar ngingitā (fruit)