Definition of PAPAYA

papaya

Plural: papayas

Noun

  • A large, melon-like tropical fruit.
  • 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.

Examples

  • Serving up PAPAYA, he hoped to earn points as sweet as the fruit in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

papaya: valid Words With Friends Word