míng
zhā

technical
archaic

Meaning of 榠楂

榠楂 means papaya (Carica papaya); alternative name for木瓜. Pronounced míng zhā.

  • papaya (Carica papaya); alternative name for木瓜

Definitions & Examples

Míng
zhā
yuán
chǎn
dài
měi
zhōu
 
hòu
chuán
zhōng
guó
 

Papaya is native to tropical America and was later introduced to China.

zhōng
zǎi
 
míng
zhā
guā
 
shēng
shí
yào
 

Ancient texts record that mingzha is papaya, which can be eaten raw or used as medicine.

Zhè
zhǒng
míng
zhā
guǒ
shí
shuò
 
wèi
dào
xiāng
tián
 

This type of papaya has large fruit with a sweet and fragrant taste.

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