passion fruit
/ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/
passion fruit noun: a plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
Noun
passion fruit (countable and uncountable, plural passion fruit or passion fruits)
- A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
- 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.
- The flesh of the edible fruit.
- A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest.
- A passionate person; a lover.
- “Ah my little passion fruit,” José cooed, “I knew it. You are feeling the love too!”2009, Marnelle Tokio, Room 207
passion fruit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Nepali and Tagalog
passion fruit in Hindi
- edible fruit
- कृष्णकमल फल kŕṣṇakmal phal, कृष्णा फल kŕṣṇā phal
passion fruit in Tamil
- தாட்பூட்பழம்
passion fruit in Nepali
- edible fruit
- लहरे आँप lahare ā̃p
passion fruit in Tagalog
- edible fruit
- pasyunarya
More languagesFewer languages
- passion fruit in Arabic
- ثَمَرَة زَهْرَة اَلْآلَام ṯamarat zahrat al-ʔālām, فَاكِهَة زَهْرَة اَلْآلَام fākihat zahrat al-ʔālām, مَارَاكُويَّا marakūyyā
- passion fruit in Malay
- markisa, buah markisa
- passion fruit in Indonesian
- markisa
- passion fruit in Persian
- پشن فروت pašen frut
- passion fruit in Thai
- เสาวรส sǎo-wá-rót
- passion fruit in Vietnamese
- chanh dây, chanh leo
- passion fruit in Myanmar
- ပင်မှည့် panghmany.
Forms of passion fruit
| plural | passion fruit |
|---|---|
| plural | passion fruits |
| alternative form | passionfruit |
Origin of passion fruit
From passion + fruit.
Words formed from passion fruit
- banana passionfruit
- Passion fruit yellow mosaic virus
- passiontini
- wild passionfruit
Questions about passion fruit
- What does passion fruit mean?
- Passion fruit means a plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
- What is passion fruit in Hindi?
- Passion fruit in Hindi is कृष्णकमल फल (kŕṣṇakmal phal), कृष्णा फल (kŕṣṇā phal). See Passion fruit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is passion fruit?
- Passion fruit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce passion fruit?
- Passion fruit is pronounced /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/.
- What is the plural of passion fruit?
- The plural of passion fruit is passion fruit.
Words near passion fruit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: passion fruit (page history and authors); passion fruit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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