pápá
masculine
The Irish word for the fruit pawpaw is pápá.
pápá is used to refer to the pawpaw fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Did you know?
- The Irish word pápá sounds identical to the Irish word for 'dad' or 'father'.
- The term pápá avoids the complex consonant mutations common in Irish grammar that usually change the start of a word.
- Because pápá is a loanword, you will rarely find it in older Irish dictionaries or traditional folklore.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Siobhán and Conor are looking at fruit in a market.
- SiobhánCóis an pápá seo go hálainn?Isn't this pawpaw beautiful?
- ConorTá, ach an bhfuil sé réithe?It is, but is it ripe?
- SiobhánCeapaim go bhfuil an pápá réithe.I think the pawpaw is ripe.
- ConorTógaímid ceann ansin.Let's take one then.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pawpaw” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.