Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paw-paw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: paw--paw
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pawpaw.

noun

Alternative form of pawpaw.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of paw-paw (“pawpaw, grandfather”).

Etymology

Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, papaya, papáia

Inflected Forms

paw-paws (plural)

Questions

What does paw-paw mean?: Alternative form of pawpaw.
Where does paw-paw come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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