A papaya is a large tropical fruit. The skin is usually green or yellow-green; inside, the flesh is orange or pink and soft, with many small black seeds in the middle.

A papayapapaya是 a large tropical fruit一種大型熱帶水果。The skin外皮 is usually通常是 green or yellow-green綠色或黃綠色; inside裡面, the flesh果肉 is是 orange or pink and soft橘色或粉色、軟軟的, with many small black seeds in the middle中間有很多小小的黑籽。

People eat it fresh, drink it, or cut it into salad. You meet it in hot countries, and in shops that sell tropical fruit. In Taiwan it is an everyday fruit, not a rare treat.

People人們 eat it fresh生吃它, drink it打成汁喝, or or cut it into salad切成沙拉。You你 meet it會在這些地方遇到它 in hot countries炎熱的國家, and和 in shops that sell tropical fruit賣熱帶水果的店裡。In Taiwan在台灣, it它 is是 an everyday fruit日常水果, not不是 a rare treat稀有的珍品。

The English word came from Spanish, and Spanish took it from Lokono, a language of the Caribbean. Pawpaw is a sister word — English borrowed the name twice — though actually in the United States today pawpaw often means a different fruit that grows there, so the two names can mix people up.

The English word這個英文字 came from Spanish來自西班牙文, and而 Spanish西班牙文 took it又是從 from Lokono, a language of the Caribbean加勒比海的Lokono語借來的。Pawpawpawpaw是 a sister word一個姊妹詞——English英文 borrowed the name twice把這個名字借了兩次——though actually不過其實 in the United States today今天在美國, pawpawpawpaw常常 often means指 a different fruit that grows there當地生長的另一種水果, so所以 the two names這兩個名字 can mix people up會讓人搞混。