chirimoya
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Nothing, indeed, can surpass the flavour of the chirimoya, a fruit sometimes double the size of a cocoa-nut, tasting like a mixture of strawberries, cream, and sugar, with a fragrance far superior to any mixture.
From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by Kingston, William Henry Giles
It has the color, taste, and size of the chirimoya; but the rind, which incloses a rich, custardly pulp, frosted with sugar, is scaled.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James
“He who has not tasted the chirimoya fruit, has yet to learn what fruit is,” says Markham.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
“For these three minutes I have been standing close by you, with this freshly gathered chirimoya, and you took no notice of me.”
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by Westall, William
Of Peruvian fruits, the most delicious is the chirimoya.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various
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