chirimoyo
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʝo/
chirimoyo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a South American fruit tree, Annona cherimola, whose fruit is the chirimoya” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Árbol americano de la familia de las Anonáceas, propio de climas cálidos sin heladas. Su fruto, la chirimoya…”.
What does chirimoyo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea South American fruit tree, Annona cherimola, whose fruit is the chirimoya
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Árbol americano de la familia de las Anonáceas, propio de climas cálidos sin heladas. Su fruto, la chirimoya, tiene una carne blanca con grandes pepas negras; es ampliamente usado en heladería y como fruta de mesa. 2. Cheque sin fondos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chirimoyo
- chirimoyos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chirimoyo?
- /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʝo/
- [t͡ʃi.ɾiˈmo.ʝo]
- [t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chirimoyo in Spanish?
chirimoyo appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).