- a variation of pawpaw.
papaw
Americannoun
noun
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another name for papaya
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Also called: custard apple.
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a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae
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the fruit of this tree
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Etymology
Origin of papaw
C16: from Spanish papaya
Example Sentences
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"I remember my papaw... coming to this very place to work for nearly 40 years as a welder," Vance said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“He’ll tell her ‘Honey, papaw can’t do that,’ ” she said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
He’s not basking on his basking log, and neither is he napping beneath the papaw trees.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
When I visited on Christmas Eve, it was the first time I had returned since papaw died in 2011.
From Salon ● May 2, 2020
“No, I ain’t talking about the Pervert Preacher. I mean Dill’s papaw. You telling me Dill ain’t told you about his papaw, the Serpent King?”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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