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chirimoya

American  
[chir-uh-moi-uh] / ˌtʃɪr əˈmɔɪ ə /

noun

  1. cherimoya.


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Of Peruvian fruits, the most delicious is the chirimoya.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various

Let him taste a chirimoya ma fille chèrie.”

From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by William Westall

“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 William Westall

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 William Henry Giles Kingston

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 James Orton

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