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pawpaw
noun paw·paw
Definition of PAWPAW
1
\pə-ˈpȯ\ : papaya
2
\ˈpä-(ˌ)pȯ, ˈpȯ-\ : a North American tree (Asimina triloba) of the custard-apple family with purple flowers and an edible green-skinned fruit; also : its fruit
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Variants of PAWPAW
paw·paw also pa·paw
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Origin of PAWPAW
probably modification of Spanish papaya
First Known Use: 1624
Rhymes with PAWPAW
backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw
PAWPAW Defined for Kids
pawpaw
noun paw·paw
Definition of PAWPAW for Kids
1
\pə-ˈpȯ\ : papaya
2
\ˈpä-pȯ, ˈpȯ\ : the greenish or yellow edible fruit of a North American tree with purple flowers
Variants of PAWPAW
paw·paw also pa·paw
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