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adjective

unripe

un-RYPE/ˌʌnˈraɪp/

Not yet ripe or fully mature.

The unripe bananas remain entirely green with hard, angular ridges.

A small cluster of hard, entirely green bananas, with angular ridges and tightly closed tips, makes fruit that is not yet ready to eat immediately recognizable.
Etymology
unOld Englishnot
+ripeOld Englishmature, fit for eating

Ripe described grain or fruit ready for harvesting and animals fit for eating. Adding “not” marks something that has not yet reached that mature, usable stage.

In context

StardustTV14:33
This melon isn't right. How about that? No guarantee it's ripe. It's completely raw. Isn't it normal for a melon to be unripe?
【ENG DUB】A farmer awakened X-ray eyes and turned lottery tickets into millions.

More examples

  • This recipe uses unripe mangoes for a tangy salad.
  • Leave the unripe tomatoes on the vine a little longer.
  • An unripe banana is usually firmer and less sweet.

Forms

unripe

ripe adjective — Fully mature or ready to eat.

Similar words

immature
Applies broadly to incomplete physical, emotional, or intellectual development.
green
Can describe unripe fruit, but also refers simply to color.