pawpaw
3 synonyms for pawpaw, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Any of a number of trees that produce fruit you can eat.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
This word passed through Portuguese and Spanish papaya, going back to Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. It is a doublet of papaya. An alternative account traces it to Yuchi pahpah.
Full origin of pawpaw →