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pit⋅a⋅ha⋅ya

[pit-uh-hahy-uh]
–noun
1. any of several cacti of the genus Lemaireocereus and related genera, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing edible fruit.
2. the fruit of such a cactus.
Also, pi⋅ta⋅ya [pi-tahy-uh] .


Origin:
1750–60, Americanism; < AmerSp < Taino
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