Definition of PAPAYA

papaya

Meanings

Plural: papayas

Noun

  • tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
  • large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
  • A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.
  • The fruit of this tree.
  • An orange colour, like that of papaya flesh.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia.

Synonyms

but strictly speaking this refers to a different tree, Carica papaya, common term for papaya, fruit, melon tree, papaia, papaya tree, pawpaw

Scrabble Score: 13

papaya is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
papaya is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
papaya is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

papaya is a valid Words With Friends word