paw-paw

A form of paw-paw

OriginSpanish papaya ← Lokono papáia →
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Meanings

paw-paw1

nounpaw-paw (plural paw-paws)

plural paw-paws

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pawpaw.

paw-paw2

nounpaw-paw (plural paw-paws)

plural paw-paws

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pawpaw.

Paw-Paw3

nounPaw-Paw (plural Paw-Paws)

plural Paw-Paws

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

Origin

paw-paw · noun

  1. Lokonopapáia
  2. Spanishpapaya
  3. Englishpaw-paw

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

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paw-paw · noun

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

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APA

paw-paw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paw-paw

MLA

“paw-paw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paw-paw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paw-paw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paw-paw.

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