# pawpaw

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɔːpɔː/ · frequency rank #88,696

## Definitions
1. Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
2. Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
3. Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
4. The fruit of these trees.

## Etymology
Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya (which is botanically unrelated) from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. Doublet of papaya.
Alternatively from Yuchi pahpah.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pawpaw