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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PITAHAYA

Mexican Spanish, from Haitian Creole.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PITAHAYA

pitahaya  [ˌpɪtəˈhaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITAHAYA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pitahaya is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PITAHAYA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pitahaya

Pitaya

A pitaya /pɨˈtaɪ.ə/ or pitahaya /ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə/ is the fruit of several cactus species. "Pitaya" usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while "Pitahaya" or "Dragonfruit" always refers to fruit of the genus Hylocereus.

Definition of pitahaya in the English dictionary

The definition of pitahaya in the dictionary is any giant cactus of Central America and the SW United States, esp the saguaro. Other definition of pitahaya is Also called: dragon fruit. the edible red pulpy fruit of such cacti, which has a mild sweet flavour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITAHAYA


buyer
ˈbaɪə
desire
dɪˈzaɪə
dire
daɪə
empire
ˈɛmpaɪə
entire
ɪnˈtaɪə
fire
faɪə
higher
ˈhaɪə
hire
ˈhaɪə
inspire
ɪnˈspaɪə
maya
ˈmaɪə
outhire
ˈaʊtˌhaɪə
prior
ˈpraɪə
rehire
riːˈhaɪə
require
rɪˈkwaɪə
shanghaier
ʃæŋˈhaɪə
supplier
səˈplaɪə
Surabaya
ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə
tire
ˈtaɪə
via
ˈvaɪə
wire
waɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITAHAYA

pit bull terrier
pit pony
pit prop
pit stop
pit viper
pit worker
pit-sawn
pita
pita bread
pita fibre
pitapat
pitapatted
pitapatting
Pitcairn Island
pitch
pitch a tale
pitch accent
pitch and putt
pitch blackness
pitch circle

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITAHAYA

abaya
Ayutthaya
Bodh Gaya
calisaya
Celaya
Chao Phraya
Gaya
Himalaya
Irian Jaya
jambalaya
Jaya
kabaya
khaya
Malaya
Meghalaya
papaya
playa
Putrajaya
Sarvodaya
shaya

Synonyms and antonyms of pitahaya in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pitahaya» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITAHAYA

Find out the translation of pitahaya to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pitahaya from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pitahaya» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pitahaya
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pitahaya
570 millions of speakers

English

pitahaya
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pitahaya
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pitahaya
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

питайя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pitahaya
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pitahaya
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pitahayas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pitahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pitahayas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピタハヤ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitahaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Pitahaya
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pitahaya
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिटह्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pitahaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pitahaya
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pitahaya
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пітая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pitahaia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pitahaya
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pitahaya
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pitahaya
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pitahaya
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pitahaya

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITAHAYA»

The term «pitahaya» is normally little used and occupies the 122.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITAHAYA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pitahaya

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITAHAYA»

Discover the use of pitahaya in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pitahaya and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Food of Texas: Authentic Recipes from the Lone Star State
Remove the skillet from the heat and stir inthe lime juice andthe pitahaya purée. Cool the mixture by pouring it into abowland settingit in a larger bowl of water with ice cubes. Or, cover and refrigerate. Ina mixing bowl,beatthe egg whiteswith the ...
Caroline Stuart, 2012
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Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert
S. gummosus (Engelmann) Gibson & Horak (syn., Machaerocereus gummosus [ Engelmann] Britton & Rose) bittersweet pitahaya, pitahaya agria, pitahaya agridulce, pitahaya, pitayo agrio S. thurberi (Engelmann) Buxbaum organ pipe cactus, ...
Wendy C. Hodgson, 2001
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A Sonoran Desert Scrapbook: Some Desert Plants of Kino Bay ...
C-12. SOUR. PITAHAYA,. Pitahaya. Agria. Scientific name: Stenocereus ( Machaerocereus) gummosus Family: Cactaceae. Cactus family A mid-sized (9 to 15 feet tall) upright to sprawling columnar cactus with many stems growing in colonies ...
William J. Little, 2012
4
Arizona Place Names
See Peck canyon. Piskorski canyon on map. Pistola Peak Greenlee Co. See Mitchell. Pitahaya Region. Several early writers speak of parts of southwestern Arizona as "The Pitahaya Region." It seems to have been applied to an area lying east ...
Will Croft Barnes, 1988
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Mayo Ethnobotany: Land, History, and Traditional Knowledge ...
... gathering pitahaya fruits near Coteco 83 Aaqui nábera (crestate pitahaya) 84 Pitahaya fence, near Bachoco 85 Pulp of the pitahaya fruit 86 Aca'ari (pitahaya gathering basket) made by Serapio Gámez 88 Pitahaya zarca (white pitahaya fruit) ...
David Yetman, Thomas Van Devender, Thomas R. Van Devender, 2002
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Fruits of paradise
Español: Pitahaya Inglés: Pitaya Francés: Pitaya Nombre científico: Hylocereuscostaricensis (Weber) Britton &Rose Familia botánica: Cactaceae En la América tropical, se les llama pitahayas a las frutas de varios cactos. Estas frutas son ...
Marjorie Ross de Cerdas, 1995
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Dew on the Thorn
Woman had brought unhappiness to all people, but to the Indians she proved a blessing for through her the pitahaya, a most refreshing fruit, was brought to them . Many years ago there lived a maiden quick as a squirrel, quarrelsome as a ...
Jovita González Mireles, 1997
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Observations in Lower California
The other California fruit is the sweet pitahaya. It is round like a ball and the size of a hen's egg. The skin is green, tough and thick, and covered with sharply pointed thorns, just like a porcupine. The flesh is either blood-red or snow-white, and ...
Jacob Baegert, 1952
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Coal Deposits of the Santa Clara District Near Tonichi, ...
The La Pitahaya beds comprise several coal beds in the drainage of Arroyo de la Pitahaya57 (see pl. 2, coordinates 250-400 E., 750-1100 S.). Several small workings were opened along these beds, but all except one are now completely  ...
Ivan F. Wilson, Victor S. Rocha, 1949
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Multi - Strata Agroforestry Systems with Perennial Crops
Examples of climbing crops in this region are: vanilla ( Vanilla plannifolia), passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) and pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.). The genus Hylocereus is a member of the cactus family and is found in tropical and subtropical ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITAHAYA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pitahaya is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ramadan, BBQ and cocktails make for exotic summer
... like rambutan, pitahaya and lychees, still see normal sales. Fresh corn for the barbecue, for instance, limes for cocktails and dates during the ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
2
"Predominantly imported produce on Brazilian wholesale markets"
... apples and pears from Argentina, onions from the Netherlands, Argentina and Chile, dates from America and even pitahaya from Thailand. «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
3
Agriculture takes root at Carlsbad's North Forty
... at the new Floral Trade Center location, and $271,000 to “help cultivate blueberries, tangerines, hops, olives and pitahaya, or dragon fruit.”. «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
4
Annie Lin shares photos from her trip to Taiwan
"A pitaya /pɨˈtaɪ.ə/ or pitahaya /ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə/ is the fruit of several cactus species. "Pitaya" usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
5
Mexico: Pitahaya production increases
A dozen rural communities in the Mayan area of Quintana Roo have found an economic hope in Pitahaya crops, and this year the area devoted ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
6
Alberto Jimenez Merino @jimenezmerino
El bambú, la pitahaya, la producción de peces, huertas frutícolas, el huitlacoche y muchos más son ejemplo de ello. Mucho de este trabajo está consignado en ... «Intolerancia, Jun 15»
7
Tsai reassures Taitung farmers of status quo maintenance
She was joined by local legislators, county councilors and the Beinan township leader in an agricultural forum involving local pitahaya fruit ... «China Post, Jun 15»
8
Entrepreneurs advised to 'never give up'
When I tried the yellow pitahaya, I fell in love with it, it was fantastic,” said Velez of the fruit that would become the cornerstone of her start-up, ... «insideTORONTO.com, Jun 15»
9
Dragon Fruit season begins!
Dragon Fruit (also known as Pitahaya or Pitaya) is a tropical fruit that originated in Mexico, Central America and northern South America. «Monitor, Jun 15»
10
Mexico: Pitahaya season starts in Sinaloa
Although production volumes are still low, the pitahaya harvest has already started in San Ignacio, temporarily reactivating the town's economy. «FreshPlaza, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pitahaya [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pitahaya>. Apr 2024 ».
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