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soursop

/ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/

soursop noun: a small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata. Also the alternative form of soursob.

soursop: a small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata
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Noun

soursop (plural soursops)

  1. A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
  2. The tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree.
    • For a plant whose preferred growing region is the temperate zone of North America, the pawpaw is an uncannily exotic-tasting delicacy, a far-flung cousin of the tropical soursop, or guanábana.2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Also used as

soursop is also the alternative form of soursob.

soursop meaning in Hindi, Kannada, Nepali and Tagalog

soursop in Hindi

fruit
सीताफल sītāphal

soursop in Kannada

fruit
ಮುಳ್ಳುರಾಮಫಲ muḷḷurāmaphala

soursop in Nepali

fruit
सीताफल sītāphal

soursop in Tagalog

tree
guyabano, unaba
fruit
guyabano, unaba
More languagesFewer languages
soursop in Malay
durian belanda
soursop in Indonesian
pohon sirsak, buah sirsak, sirsak
soursop in Thai
ทุเรียนเทศ túrian tâyt
soursop in Vietnamese
bình bát, nê, mãng cầu Xiêm, mãng cầu gai
soursop in Myanmar
ဒူးရင်းဩဇာ du:rang:au:ja

Synonyms of soursop

Forms of soursop

pluralsoursops
alternative formsour-sop

Origin of soursop

From sour + sop.

Words formed from soursop

Words that rhyme with soursop

44 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about soursop

What does soursop mean?
Soursop means a small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
What is soursop in Hindi?
Soursop in Hindi is सीताफल (sītāphal). See Soursop meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is soursop?
Soursop is a noun.
How do you pronounce soursop?
Soursop is pronounced /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/.
What is the plural of soursop?
The plural of soursop is soursops.

Words near soursop in the dictionary

  1. sours on
  2. soursap
  3. soursaps
  4. soursob
  5. soursobs
  6. soursop
  7. soursops
  8. sourstuff
  9. sourtop blueberries
  10. sourtop blueberry
  11. sourveld

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