"cherimoya" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/ [Canada, UK, US], /t͡ʃeɹɪˈmoɪ.ə/ [General-Australian] Forms: cherimoyas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chirimoya, from Quechua chirimuya. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chirimoya}} Spanish chirimoya, {{der|en|qu|chirimuya}} Quechua chirimuya Head templates: {{en-noun}} cherimoya (plural cherimoyas)
  1. A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America. Categories (lifeform): Custard apple family plants, Fruits Translations (tree): xirimoier [masculine] (Catalan), annoonapuu (Finnish), chérimolier [masculine] (French), chirimoio [masculine] (Galician), Cherimoya [feminine] (German), momona (Hawaiian), cirimoia [feminine] (Italian), チェリモヤ (cherimoya) (Japanese), チェリモア (cherimoa) (Japanese), mũtomoko [class-3] (Kikuyu), chirimuya sach'a (Quechua), chirimoya [feminine] (Spanish), cherimoya [common-gender] (Swedish), mãng cầu tây (Vietnamese), sákatu (Záparo)
    Sense id: en-cherimoya-en-noun-H2ScE-3T Disambiguation of Custard apple family plants: 62 38 Disambiguation of Fruits: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Guaraní translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Záparo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Guaraní translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Záparo translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'tree': 59 41
  2. A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree. Synonyms: custard apple, Jamaican apple Translations (fruit): txirimoia (Basque), xirimoia [feminine] (Catalan), suomuannoona (Finnish), kirimoija (Finnish), annoona (Finnish), chérimole [feminine] (French), Cherimoya [feminine] (German), aratiku (Guaraní), momona (Hawaiian), cirimoia [feminine] (Italian), chirimuya (Quechua), chirimoya [feminine] (Spanish), mãng cầu tây (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-cherimoya-en-noun-EQK6WZ6N Disambiguation of 'fruit': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "word": "annoona"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chérimole"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cherimoya"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "word": "aratiku"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "word": "momona"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cirimoia"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "word": "chirimuya"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chirimoya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fruit",
      "word": "mãng cầu tây"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cherimoya"
}

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