papaya
Meaning
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- (feminine) papaya (fruit)
- (Cuba,euphemistic,feminine,slang) vagina (likely from the shape of the fruit when sliced in half lengthwise: see image)
- (Colombia,feminine,slang) opportunity
Concepts
papaya
pawpaw
Asimina
genus Asimina
papaw
Carica papaya
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pa‧pa‧ya
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈpaʝa/
Etymology
From Cariban/Lokono papáia.
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