pawpaw
pronunciation
How to pronounce pawpaw in British English:
UK [ˈpɔ:pɔ:]
How to pronounce pawpaw in American English:
US [ˈpɔpɔ]
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- Noun:
- tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
- small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
- fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
Word Origin
- pawpaw (n.)
- see papaw.