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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaracujá
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma.ɾa.kuˈʒa
"O suco de maracujá é ótimo para relaxar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The edible, oval-shaped purple or yellow fruit of a passionflower, containing numerous seeds embedded in a strongly scented, pulpy aril.
"She added fresh passion fruit to the morning yogurt bowl for a tropical tartness." - 2
The tropical American climbing vine that bears the passion fruit, widely cultivated for its ornamental flowers and fruit.
"The trellis in the backyard was completely overgrown with lush passion fruit vines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from English passion (referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ, as 17th-century Spanish Christian missionaries in South America saw the flower's parts as symbols of the crucifixion) combined with fruit. The term emerged in the late 18th century to describe the edible pulpy fruit of various climbing plants of the genus Passiflora.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Passion fruit" is said worldwide
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fruit de la passion
Transliteration: frwi də la pasjɔ̃
"Le jus de fruit de la passion est très rafraîchissant."
Passionsfrucht
Transliteration: paˈsi̯oːnsˌfʁʊxt
"Passionsfrucht schmeckt wunderbar in Cocktails."
frutto della passione
Transliteration: ˈfrutto della pasˈsjone
"Ho comprato dei frutti della passione freschi al mercato."
maracuyá
Transliteration: ma.ɾa.kuˈʝa
"El helado de maracuyá es mi postre favorito."
maracujá
Transliteration: ma.ɾa.kuˈʒa
"O suco de maracujá é ótimo para relaxar."
कृष्णफल
Transliteration: krishnaphal
"कृष्णफल स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत फायदेमंद होता है।"
百香果
Transliteration: bǎixiāngguǒ
"我最喜欢喝百香果绿茶。"
패션프루트
Transliteration: paesyeon-peuruteu
"패션프루트는 새콤달콤한 맛이 납니다."
パッションフルーツ
Transliteration: passhon furūtsu
"パッションフルーツの酸味がデザートによく合います。"
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