Cherimoya

//t͡ʃeɹɪˈmoɪ.ə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
  2. 2
    large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples wordnet
  3. 3
    A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.

    "To some it tastes like a pina colada without rum; to others, a cross between a strawberry and a pineapple. For natives of the Caribbean the cherimoya is a fruit that can be plucked from backyard trees for nothing."

  4. 4
    small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chirimoya, from Quechua chirimuya.

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