chirimoya
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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
All the houses are surrounded by fruit trees—orange, lemon, lime, ahuacate and chirimoya.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
Let him taste a chirimoya ma fille chèrie.”
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by Westall, William
“A chirimoya for your thoughts, señor!” said a well-known voice, in musical Castilian.
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by Westall, William
Oranges, pine- apples, bananas, strawberries, lemons, limes, mangoes, guavas, melons, and a rare and curious luxury called the chirimoya, which is deliciousness itself.
From Roughing It, Part 7. by Twain, Mark
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