parchita

Spanish

Etymology

From parcha +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paɾˈt͡ʃita/ [paɾˈt͡ʃi.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: par‧chi‧ta

Noun

parchita f (plural parchitas)

(Canary Islands, Venezuela) passion fruit
Synonyms: maracuyá, (Nicaragua) calala, (Dominican Republic) parcha, chinola, fruto de pasionaria, (Argentina, Spain) fruta de la pasión, maracujá de Brasil, (Puerto Rico) parcha, granadilla

Further reading

“parchita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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