papaw

American  

[paw-paw, puh-paw] / ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔ /

noun

1. a variant of pawpaw.

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papaw British  

/ pəˈpɔː /

noun

1. another name for papaya

2. Also called: custard apple. 

   1. a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae

   2. the fruit of this tree

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Etymology

Origin of papaw

C16: from Spanish _papaya

Example Sentences

He’s not basking on his basking log, and neither is he napping beneath the papaw trees.

From Washington Post

“His papaw talked him into it, just like he did the rest of us,” Chandler’s mom, Cindy, said.

From Washington Times

When I visited on Christmas Eve, it was the first time I had returned since papaw died in 2011.

From Salon

For our last stop, we follow Martinez up the peaceful Marlow’s Creek, an area called a breadbasket marsh because of its abundance of edibles: wild rice and papaws, to name a few.

From Washington Post

One of her earliest memories is coming to the museum with her “papaw” and seeing the Egyptian mummy.

From Washington Times