pawpaw

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːpɔː/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːpɑː/

Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Galibi Carib kapaja; the reason for the change in spelling is unknown.

Via Yuchi pahpah

• paw-paw

pawpaw (plural pawpaws)

1. Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
   1. Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
   2. Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree
   3. Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America
2. The fruit of these trees.

• pawpaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asimina triloba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Related to papa, or pa(w) pa(w) (one’s father’s father).

• papaw, pappaw

pawpaw (plural pawpaws)

1. (dialectal or colloquial) Grandfather.

• Often used as a term of address and hence capitalized, as Pawpaw or PawPaw (or in other spellings, e.g. Paw Paw).

• peepaw, pepaw

• mamaw

pawpáw

1. level to the brim

• pantay-labi