英语词汇papaya的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

papaya. The versatile papaya, or tree melon, is a staple food in many parts of the world, and its enzyme papain aids in the digestion of food, one reason why its leaves are used as a meat tenderizer in some countries and the fruit is the basis for com- mercial tenderizers. Indians of Central America gorge them- selves with pawpaw so that they can eat large quantities of food at their feasts without becoming ill. The word papaya is a cor- ruption of the Carib Indian ababai. In Cuba and some other Spanish-speaking countries the large fruit (it sometimes weighs up to 20 pounds) is called fruta bomba, or “bomb fruit.” Papaya itself has come to be slang for “the female fruit,” or breasts, in Cuba, but isn’t used in polite conversation.

词汇	papaya
词源	papaya. The versatile papaya, or tree melon, is a staple food in many parts of the world, and its enzyme papain aids in the digestion of food, one reason why its leaves are used as a meat tenderizer in some countries and the fruit is the basis for com- mercial tenderizers. Indians of Central America gorge them- selves with pawpaw so that they can eat large quantities of food at their feasts without becoming ill. The word papaya is a cor- ruption of the Carib Indian ababai. In Cuba and some other Spanish-speaking countries the large fruit (it sometimes weighs up to 20 pounds) is called fruta bomba, or “bomb fruit.” Papaya itself has come to be slang for “the female fruit,” or breasts, in Cuba, but isn’t used in polite conversation.
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