Definitions
fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
Word origin
Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. Doublet of papaya.
Used in a sentence
“Xavier sliced the pawpaw in half, emptying the tiny black seeds over the veranda wall.”
“If there were such a thing as an anticapitalist fruit, the pawpaw, commonly foraged in the wild and inherently resistant to commodification, might qualify.”
“She had enjoyed a happy childhood, but her one consistent ambition was to join her Pawpaw's law firm.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Custard-apple relative”6 letters
02“Custardlike fruit”6 letters
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