passion fruit
A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruitA plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
» I'm going to buy a few more bottles of passion fruit juice.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
мараку́йяmarakújja, страстоцве́тstrastocvét, пассифло́раpassiflóra
(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.
(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
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A passionate person; a lover.
- egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks
Examples
5 sentencesI'm going to buy a few more bottles of passion fruit juice.
I love passion fruit juice.
I've just tried those passion-fruit gums.
deIch habe gerade diese Maracuja-Fruchtgummis probiert. — MUIRIEL
This tastes like passion fruit.
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
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Origin
From passion + fruit.From passion + fruit.
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Forms
plural: passion fruit / passion fruitsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable