Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cherimoya

/t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: che-r-i-moya
IPA: /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.

noun

A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.

Example Sentences

"To some it tastes like a pina colada without rum; to others, a cross between a strawberry and a pineapple. For natives of the Caribbean the cherimoya is a fruit that can be plucked from backyard trees for nothing."
"Mark Twain called the cherimoya "deliciousness itself," though others have described this heart-shaped, fist-sized fruit with pale-green leathery skin as "reptilian," like a "fossil artichoke" or "the finial for a giant four-poster bed.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Quechua chiri Quechua muya Quechua chirimuyabor. Spanish chirimoyabor. English cherimoya Borrowed from Spanish chirimoya, from Quechua chirimuya.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: chirimoya, chirimuya

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/
British English: /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/

Inflected Forms

cherimoyas (plural) cherimoyer (alternative) chirimoya (alternative)

Synonyms

custard apple Jamaican apple cherimolla cherimoya tree annona cherimola

Questions

How do you pronounce cherimoya?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/.
What does cherimoya mean?: A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
Where does cherimoya come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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