pawpaw

== English == === Alternative forms === papaw, paw-paw === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɔːpɔː/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːpɑː/ Hyphenation: paw‧paw === Etymology 1 === Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. Doublet of papaya. Alternatively from Yuchi pahpah. ==== Noun ==== pawpaw (plural pawpaws) Any of several types of trees having edible fruit: Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree. Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America. The fruit of these trees. ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== pawpaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Asimina triloba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Etymology 2 === Related to papa, or pa(w) pa(w) (one’s father’s father). ==== Alternative forms ==== papaw, pappaw ==== Noun ==== pawpaw (plural pawpaws) (dialectal or colloquial) Grandfather. ===== Usage notes ===== Often used as a term of address and hence capitalized, as Pawpaw or PawPaw (or in other spellings, e.g. Paw Paw). ===== Synonyms ===== peepaw, pepaw ==== See also ==== mamaw === References === == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pawˈpaw/ [paʊ̯ˈpaʊ̯] Rhymes: -aw Syllabification: paw‧paw === Adjective === pawpáw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔) level to the brim; smooth on top Synonym: pantay-labi === Further reading === “pawpaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018