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Word entry · 6 letters

pawpaw

Best crossword clue

"Custard-apple relative"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɔːpɔː/Part of speech nounSorted aappwwStarts with PEnds with W2 clues
1P2A3W4P5A6W

Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Custard-apple relative6 letters
02Custardlike fruit6 letters

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