passion fruit

noun

: the edible fruit of a passionflower

especially : the small roundish purple or yellow fruit of a Brazilian passionflower (Passiflora edulis) grown commercially in warmer parts of the U.S. compare granadilla

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The creamy passion fruit risotto with Hokkaido uni, sea beans, Espelette, and Meyer lemon is an absolute stunner. —

Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024 Guests can enjoy lunch at the Sand Bar or get ever closer to the waves with a midday meal of hamachi crudo in a zippy passion fruit sauce and frosé on the beachfront loungers. —

Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024 Princeton began experimenting with flavors like passion fruit, peach, raspberry and blueberry. —

Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024 South Floridians know that this humble roadside market is bursting with the best produce, from mangoes, bananas, and avocados, to rarer delights like passion fruit. —

Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passion fruit