chirimoyo

Spanish

Etymology

From chirimoya with change of gender.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʝo/ [t͡ʃi.ɾiˈmo.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʃo/ [t͡ʃi.ɾiˈmo.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʒo/ [t͡ʃi.ɾiˈmo.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oʝo
  • Syllabification: chi‧ri‧mo‧yo

Noun

chirimoyo m (plural chirimoyos)

  1. a South American fruit tree, Annona cherimola, whose fruit is the chirimoya

Further reading

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