Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Spanish papayas plural of papaya, probably from Kari'na kapaja or Lokono papáia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɐpajas/
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  • Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧yas

Noun

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kapayas

  1. papaya, fruit of Carica papaya

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish papayas plural of papaya, probably from Kari'na kapaja or Lokono papáia.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧yas
  • IPA(key): /kaˈpajas/ [kɐˈpa.jɐs̪]

Noun

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kapáyas (Badlit spelling ᜃᜉᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. the papaya tree (Carica papaya)
  2. the fruit of this tree

Verb

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kapáyas (Badlit spelling ᜃᜉᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. (slang, Cagayan de Oro) to flaunt, to flex