naranjilla
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish naranjilla.
Noun edit
naranjilla (plural naranjillas)
- Solanum quitoense, a subtropical perennial plant from northwestern South America.
- The edible fruit of this plant.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From naranja (“orange”) + -illa.
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: na‧ran‧ji‧lla
Noun edit
naranjilla f (plural naranjillas)
- a naranjilla (subtropical plant)
- a naranjilla (fruit)
Further reading edit
- “naranjilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014