granadillo

noun

gran·​a·​dillo

-di(ˌ)lō,

-dē(ˌ)(y)ō

plural -s

1

: granadilla tree

2

: any tropical American passionflower yielding the fruit called granadilla

3

: granadilla wood sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from granadilla

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