tapaya

Ternate

tapaya

Etymology

Ultimately from Dutch papaja (possibly through Indonesian papaya), from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.ˈpa.ya]

Noun

tapaya

1. papaya (Carica papaya)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh