curuba
curuba Lexical Profile
• noun
An elongated, yellow to pale-orange tropical fruit native to the Andean valleys of South America, known for its sweet, tangy orange pulp containing small black seeds; commonly referred to in English as the banana passionfruit.
"During our trip to Bogotá, we enjoyed refreshing milkshakes blended with fresh curuba and sugar."
A vigorous climbing vine of the passionflower family (especially Passiflora tarminiana or Passiflora tripartita), native to South America and cultivated for its striking pink, tubular flowers and edible fruit.
"The gardener planted a curuba along the warm, sheltered wall to allow its vines to spread and produce exotic blooms."
• Rhymes for curuba
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Colombian Spanish 'curuba', which derives from the indigenous Muisca (Chibchan) language word 'kuruba'.
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