Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passion fruit

/ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sion fruit
IPA: /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora edulis; a round fruit with a purple or yellow skin which is native to Brazil.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The flesh of the edible fruit.

Uncountable

noun

A passionate person; a lover.

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He brought four passion fruits from the market."
"Passion fruits are added for visual interest."
"A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest."
"“Ah my little passion fruit,” José cooed, “I knew it. You are feeling the love too!”"

Etymology

From passion + fruit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

passion fruits (plural) passionfruit (alternative)

Derived Forms

passiontini

Phrases

banana passionfruit Passion fruit yellow mosaic virus wild passionfruit

Frequently Paired Words

maracuja maracock

Questions

How do you pronounce passion fruit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/.
What does passion fruit mean?: A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
Where does passion fruit come from?: From passion + fruit.

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