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

Examples of passion fruit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The brand also launched Aonic Revive, $40 for 12 cans, a sparkling electrolyte beverage, available in raspberry, passion fruit, orange and pineapple. —Emily Burns, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025

Its food menu includes tropical bruschetta, Caribbean sliders, spicy coconut corn ribs, passion fruit cheesecake bites and more. —Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025

Non-margarita cocktails include the Dragon Spell, with rum, passion fruit, dragon fruit and mint, and beer, Mexican wine and Micheladas are also on the menu. —Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025

My fellow baddies who brunch will love the effervescent Bellini Spritz, made with all-natural peach, guava, passion fruit and strawberry, or the Tropical Mai Tai, made with fresh pineapple, Key lime, and amaretto. —Chala June, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for passion fruit

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute