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soursop

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/
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  • rhymes with -ɒp

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of soursob.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guanabana

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: custard apple

5

noun

Meaning 5

small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prickly custard apple, soursop tree, Annona muricata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: custard apple, custard apple tree

History

Etymology

From sour + sop.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: tsontëchcyaꞌneon — tree
  • Catalan: guanabaner — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刺果番荔枝 (cìguǒ fānlìzhī) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅毛榴蓮 /红毛榴莲 (hóngmáo liúlián) — tree
  • Dutch: zuurzak — tree
  • Dutch: zuurzakboom — tree
  • Esperanto: graviolo — tree
  • Esperanto: moldorna anono — tree
  • Finnish: guanabana — tree
  • Finnish: oka-annoona — tree
  • French: corossolier — tree
  • German: Guanabana — tree
  • German: Guanábana — tree
  • German: Sauersack — tree
  • German: Stachelannone — tree
  • Hiligaynon: babaná — tree
  • Indonesian: pohon sirsak — tree
  • Japanese: サワーソップ (sawāsoppu) — tree
  • Mokilese: joi — tree
  • Nahuatl: etzapocuahuitl — tree
  • Nahuatl: ehetzapocuahuitl — tree
  • Russian: соуса́п (sousáp) — tree
  • Russian: сауасе́п (sauasép) — tree
  • Russian: смета́нное я́блоко (smetánnoje jábloko) — tree
  • Russian: анно́на колю́чая (annóna koljúčaja) — tree
  • Russian: саусе́п (sausép) — tree
  • Spanish: guanábano — tree
  • Spanish: yaca — tree
  • Swahili: mstafeli — tree
  • Swedish: taggannona — tree
  • Tagalog: guyabano — tree
  • Tagalog: unaba — tree
  • Thai: ทุเรียนเทศ (túrian tâyt) — tree
  • San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: tëchcyaꞌneon — fruit
  • Armenian: թթուաթուրմ (tʻtʻuatʻurm) — fruit
  • Burmese: ဒူးရင်းဩဇာ (du:rang:au:ja) — fruit
  • Catalan: guanàbana — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刺果番荔枝 (cìguǒfānlìzhī) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 羅李亮果 /罗李亮果 (luōlǐliàngguǒ) — fruit
  • Dutch: zuurzak — fruit
  • Dutch: zuurzakvrucht — fruit
  • Esperanto: graviolo — fruit
  • Esperanto: graviolbero — fruit
  • Ewe: atɔ — fruit
  • Finnish: oka-annoona — fruit
  • Finnish: guanabana — fruit
  • French: corossol — fruit
  • German: Stachelannone — fruit
  • Greek: γουανάμπανα (gouanámpana) — fruit
  • Haitian Creole: kowosòl — fruit
  • Hiligaynon: babaná — fruit
  • Hindi: सीताफल (sītāphal) — fruit
  • Indonesian: buah sirsak — fruit
  • Indonesian: sirsak — fruit
  • Italian: graviola — fruit
  • Italian: guanabana — fruit
  • Japanese: サワーソップ (sawāsoppu) — fruit
  • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳುರಾಮಫಲ (muḷḷurāmaphala) — fruit
  • Khmer: ផ្លែទៀបបារ៉ាង (phlaetiəpbaaraang) — fruit
  • Korean: 그라비올라 (geurabiolla) — fruit
  • Lao: ຂຽບ (khīap) — fruit
  • Malay: durian belanda — fruit
  • Brunei Malay: durian salat — fruit
  • Nahuatl: etzapotl — fruit
  • Nahuatl: ehetzapotl — fruit
  • Nahuatl: eheyotzapotl — fruit
  • Nepali: सीताफल (sītāphal) — fruit
  • Nigerian Pidgin: sawasawa — fruit
  • Portuguese: graviola — fruit
  • Russian: ано́на (anóna) — fruit
  • Spanish: guanábana — fruit
  • Swahili: stafeli — fruit
  • Tagalog: guyabano — fruit
  • Tagalog: unaba — fruit
  • Thai: ทุเรียนเทศ (túrian tâyt) — fruit
  • Umbundu: onona — fruit
  • Vietnamese: bình bát — fruit
  • Vietnamese: nê — fruit
  • Vietnamese: mãng cầu Xiêm — fruit
  • Vietnamese: mãng cầu gai — fruit
  • Vietnamese: na Xiêm — fruit
  • Vietnamese: na gai — fruit
  • Wolof: duñoor — fruit
  • Wolof: dugoor — fruit