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Definition of cherimoya in English: cherimoya(also chirimoya) noun ˌtʃɛrɪˈmɔɪəˌCHir- 1A kind of custard apple with scaly green skin and a flavour resembling that of pineapple. Example sentencesExamples - Try a cherimoya - a creamy, sweet tropical fruit that tastes a lot like vanilla pudding.
- The flavour of the pink varieties has a pleasant acidity like that of the cherimoya, while that of the green varieties is sweeter and closer to the sugar-apple.
- In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade attachment, combine the cherimoya, lime juice, and panela and purée until smooth and the sugar is dissolved, about 45 seconds.
- Both atemoya, grown in Florida, and cherimoya, grown in California, have green, leathery skins with either scales or a notched, medallion-like design.
- At Cedar House you get not only the farm's own just-roasted coffee but an array of delicious tropical fruits like apple bananas, starfruit, and cherimoyas - all grown on the farm or very nearby.
- Initially, they were investigating fruits that appear frequently in the flavours of wines grown in warmer climates, but cherimoya, melon, papaya, passionfruit and banana all proved incompatible with Vitis vinifera.
- Try nectarines, star fruit, cherimoyas, passion fruit, kiwis or any of the countless items of produce most quality supermarkets stock.
2The small tree which bears the cherimoya fruit, native to the Andes of Peru and Ecuador. 毛叶番荔枝树 Annona cherimola, family Annonaceae
OriginMid 18th century: from Spanish, from Quechua, from chiri 'cold or refreshing' + muya 'circle'. Definition of cherimoya in US English: cherimoya(also chirimoya) nounˌCHir- 1A tropical American fruit with a flavor like pineapple and scaly green skin. Example sentencesExamples - Try a cherimoya - a creamy, sweet tropical fruit that tastes a lot like vanilla pudding.
- Both atemoya, grown in Florida, and cherimoya, grown in California, have green, leathery skins with either scales or a notched, medallion-like design.
- Initially, they were investigating fruits that appear frequently in the flavours of wines grown in warmer climates, but cherimoya, melon, papaya, passionfruit and banana all proved incompatible with Vitis vinifera.
- At Cedar House you get not only the farm's own just-roasted coffee but an array of delicious tropical fruits like apple bananas, starfruit, and cherimoyas - all grown on the farm or very nearby.
- Try nectarines, star fruit, cherimoyas, passion fruit, kiwis or any of the countless items of produce most quality supermarkets stock.
- In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade attachment, combine the cherimoya, lime juice, and panela and purée until smooth and the sugar is dissolved, about 45 seconds.
- The flavour of the pink varieties has a pleasant acidity like that of the cherimoya, while that of the green varieties is sweeter and closer to the sugar-apple.
2The small tree which bears the cherimoya fruit, native to the Andes of Peru and Ecuador. 毛叶番荔枝树 Annona cherimola, family Annonaceae
OriginMid 18th century: from Spanish, from Quechua, from chiri ‘cold or refreshing’ + muya ‘circle’. |