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peewah

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpiːwɑː/
  • General-American: /ˈpiwɑ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), a South American palm tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Trinidad-and-Tobago

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pupunha

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The edible fruit of this plant, which has an orange or red skin when ripe, orange pulp which turns floury when cooked, and a single large seed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Trinidad-and-Tobago

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Trinidadian Creole English peewa, peewah, from Spanish pijguao (Latin America), possibly from Quechua [Term?]. The English word is cognate with Spanish pifá, pivá (Panama), pijuayo (Peru).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: pejibaye — edible fruit of this plant