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DictionarypapayaTropical fruit
noun

papaya

puh-PIE-uh/pəˈpaɪə/

A tropical fruit with orange flesh and black seeds.

The halved papaya reveals orange flesh around a cavity of glossy black seeds.

A ripe papaya cut lengthwise, with one half facing upward to reveal orange flesh and a central cavity filled with glossy black seeds, beside one whole papaya.
Etymology
papayaSpanishpapaya fruit

Spanish papaya supplied the fruit's English name and probably comes from an Arawakan name in the West Indies. English used the name for the fruit before the tree.

In context

Love Nature: Predators46:23
Everyone tucks into a meal. Even lowranked Sara munches down on a large papaya fruit.
Running Wild With Macaque Troops | Macaque Island - FULL SEASON MARATHON

More examples

  • I squeeze lime juice over sliced papaya.
  • The market sells ripe papayas with sweet orange flesh.
  • He blends papaya and yogurt into a smoothie.

Forms

papaya · papayas