mamão — meaning in English

English meaning

• papaya noun A tropical fruit tree bearing large, sweet, orange-fleshed fruit, or the fruit itself.
• pawpaw noun Any of several types of trees having edible fruit

Senses

mamão is used for these senses in English:

• papaya The fruit of this tree.
• pawpaw The fruit of these trees.

pawpaw — full definition

1. noun Any of several types of trees having edible fruit
2. noun Any member of the genus Asimina of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
3. noun Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree.
4. noun Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America.

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