passion fruit

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passion fruit

  • /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/

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From passion + fruit.

noun passion fruit · passion fruits · passionfruit

  1. countable, uncountable A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
  2. countable, uncountable The edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora edulis; a round fruit with a purple or yellow skin which is native to Brazil. He brought four passion fruits from the market.
  3. uncountable The flesh of the edible fruit. A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest.
  4. colloquial, countable, uncountable A passionate person; a lover. “Ah my little passion fruit,” José cooed, “I knew it. You are feeling the love too!”

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noun plant

Españolpasionaria
Portuguêsmaracujazeiro
Русскиймараку́йя marakújja, страстоцве́т strastocvét, пассифло́ра passiflóra

noun edible fruit

Españolgranadilla, maracuyá, calala, chinola, parcha, parchita
한국어패션프루츠 paesyeonpeurucheu, 백향과 baekhyanggwa
日本語パッションフルーツ passhonfurūtsu
中文西番蓮果 /西番莲果 xīfānlián guǒ, 百香果 bǎixiāngguǒ
हिन्दीकृष्णकमल फल kŕṣṇakmal phal, कृष्णा फल kŕṣṇā phal
Portuguêsmaracujá
Françaisfruit de la passion
DeutschPassionsfrucht, Maracuja
Italianofrutto della passione
Ελληνικάφρούτο του πάθους froúto tou páthous
Românăfructul pasiunii, maracuia
Русскиймараку́йя marakújja, страстоцве́т strastocvét, плод стра́сти plod strásti, пе́шенфрут pɛ́šenfrut, пешенфру́т pɛšenfrút, пассифло́ра passiflóra
Tiếng Việtchanh dây, chanh leo
العربيةثَمَرَة زَهْرَة اَلْآلَام ṯamarat zahrat al-ʔālām, فَاكِهَة زَهْرَة اَلْآلَام fākihat zahrat al-ʔālām, مَارَاكُويَّا marakūyyā
עבריתפסיפלורה

noun flesh of the fruit

Portuguêspolpa de maracujá

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@misc{passion_fruit_2026,
  title = {passion fruit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/passion%20fruit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}