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English
Noun
chirimoya (plural chirimoyas)
- Alternative form of cherimoya
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua chirimuya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʝa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃiɾiˈmoʒa/
- Rhymes: -oʝa
- Syllabification: chi‧ri‧mo‧ya
Noun
chirimoya f (plural chirimoyas)
- the fruit of the chirimoyo, the cherimoya
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