sweetsop

IPA/ˈswiːt.sɒp/
IPA/ˈswiːt.sɑːp/

sweetsop — noun

  • sweetsopsingular
  • sweetsopsplural

1. A tropical fruit about the size of an apple, with a knobby green rind that separ

1.名詞C1
釋義

A tropical fruit about the size of an apple, with a knobby green rind that separates into segments, very sweet soft pale flesh that tastes like a mix of banana and pineapple, and several hard black seeds; also, the small tree that this fruit grows on.

例句

The farmer picked ripe sweetsops from the tree and put them in a basket.

collocation: ripe sweetsop / pick sweetsop

Cut a sweetsop open and the white flesh tastes like banana and pineapple.

同義詞
  • sugar apple

    More common name in the Americas and Southeast Asia; same fruit as sweetsop.

  • custard apple

    Broader term that can refer to several related Annona species; in some regions it means the same as sweetsop.

  • Annona squamosa

    Scientific name; used in botanical or agricultural contexts.

用法筆記

This word refers to both the fruit and the tree. To make the distinction clear, use 'sweetsop tree' or 'sweetsop fruit'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a soursop at the store.' (when the fruit shown is green and scaly with sweet flesh).
✅I bought a sweetsop at the store.
💡Soursop (刺果番荔枝) is a different fruit with sour flesh and soft spines; sweetsop has sweet flesh and knobby segments.