papaya
- noun
- B2
- Top 10000
A large tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with a soft orange inside and many small dark seeds in the middle.
She cut the papaya in half and scooped out the seeds.
Ripe papaya tastes sweet and goes well with a little lime juice.
At the market we bought two papayas and a small pineapple.
For breakfast the hotel served papaya, melon and fresh bread.
Common collocations: ripe papaya · papaya juice · green papaya salad · slice of papaya · papaya seeds
Part of: Fruit
Forms
- plural
- papayas