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pitahaya
[ pit-uh-hahy-uh ]
noun
- any of several cacti of the genus Selenicereus and related genera, of the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America, bearing edible round or oval fruit usually having scaly skin and sweet pulp filled with seeds.
- the fruit of any of several cacti of the genus Selenicereus and related genera.
pitahaya
/ ˌpɪtəˈhaɪə /
noun
- any giant cactus of Central America and the SW United States, esp the saguaro
- Also calleddragon fruit the edible red pulpy fruit of such cacti, which has a mild sweet flavour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pitahaya1
An Americanism first recorded in 1750–60; from Latin American Spanish, from Taíno
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pitahaya1
C18: Mexican Spanish, from Haitian Creole
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Example Sentences
Besides corn, they manufacture and sell a syrup extracted from the pitahaya.
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We plucked the pears of the pitahaya, and ate them greedily; we found service-berries, yampo, and roots of the “pomme blanche.”
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When he shot through Pitahaya on his return trip, however, he saw that the car was going at a terrific rate of speed.
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And hang on they did until they dashed past the little station of Pitahaya and after several minutes began to slow down.
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Their molasses, put up in large jars, hermetically sealed, is expressed from the fruit of the pitahaya.
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