Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.

    мараку́йяmarakújja, страстоцве́тstrastocvét, пассифло́раpassiflóra

  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.

    Passion fruits are added for visual interest.

  3. (uncountable)The flesh of the edible fruit.

    A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest.

    Passionsfrucht, Maracuja

    мараку́йяmarakújja, страстоцве́тstrastocvét, плод стра́стиplod strásti

    мараку́яmarakúja

  4. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A passionate person; a lover.

More definitions
  • egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I'm going to buy a few more bottles of passion fruit juice.

  2. I love passion fruit juice.

  3. I've just tried those passion-fruit gums.

    deIch habe gerade diese Maracuja-Fruchtgummis probiert. — MUIRIEL

  4. This tastes like passion fruit.

  5. Does anyone want another yoghurt? We've still got raspberry, strawberry, peach and passion fruit, and mango.

    deWill einer noch einen Joghurt? Wir haben noch Himbeer, Erdbeer, Pfirsich-Maracuja und Mango. — Waldelfe

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
edible fruit:
Русский
By meaning 2
plant:
edible fruit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
edible fruit:

Origin

From passion + fruit.

From passion + fruit.

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Forms

plural: passion fruit / passion fruits

Word family

5 related words

See also

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