papaya

/pə'pɔ:/ Cách viết khác : (papaya) /pə'paiə/
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papaya

A child slices a ripe papaya on a kitchen counter.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large tropical fruit: A papaya is a large, oval-shaped fruit with yellowish-orange flesh, black seeds, and a sweet, musky flavor. It grows in tropical climates.
    • The tree that bears this fruit: A papaya is also the name of the fast-growing, tropical American tree (scientific name: Carica papaya) that produces this fruit. It has a single, unbranched trunk topped with large, deeply lobed leaves.
Usage and Examples
  • As a fruit:
    • For breakfast, I ate a ripe papaya with a squeeze of lime.
    • The papaya was so sweet and juicy.
  • As the plant/tree:
    • We have a papaya growing in our backyard.
    • The papaya tree can bear fruit within a year of planting.
Advanced Usage and Notes
  • Culinary Use: Papaya is often eaten fresh, in fruit salads, or blended into smoothies. Unripe green papaya is used in savory dishes, like the Southeast Asian salad .
  • Enzyme: Papaya contains an enzyme called , which is used as a meat tenderizer and in some digestive supplements.
  • Countable Noun: "Papaya" can be both countable and uncountable. You can say "a papaya" (one whole fruit) or "some papaya" (the cut fruit).
Variants and Related Words
  • Pawpaw: In some regions, such as Australia and parts of the Caribbean, "pawpaw" is a common name for the papaya. (Note: In North America, "pawpaw" usually refers to a different, temperate-climate fruit, ).
Synonyms
  • Fruit: Tree melon (a less common descriptive term).
  • Plant: Papaya tree, papaw tree.
Common Phrases and Collocations
  • Ripe papaya: A papaya that is ready to eat, usually soft to the touch and yellow/orange in color.
  • Green papaya: An unripe papaya, used in cooking.
  • Papaya seeds: The small, round, black seeds found inside the fruit, which are edible but have a peppery taste.
  • Papaya leaf: Sometimes used in traditional medicine or teas.
papaya

A child slices a ripe papaya on a kitchen counter.

Noun
  1. large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
  2. tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

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