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
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Her background and training in France and Asia shine through in creations like chocolate halvah cookies, madeleines kissed by passion fruit glaze, and a to-die-for mango cheesecake.
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The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024
A little farther is Karu, which serves passion fruit macarons and guava jam tarts under towering mango trees in the fashionably bohemian Las Mercedes neighborhood.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The cocktail menu has 10 specialty cocktails, including the Fifth & Rosemary with tequila, sparkling wine, grapefruit bitters, passion fruit and rosemary.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The farm also grows ice cream beans, persimmons, pomegranates, passion fruit, dragon fruit, cherimoyas and caviar limes in soil that has become more fertile from the biodiversity of crops.
—Julie Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
The current flavor selection for these mini-mimosas includes cucumber mint, hibiscus lavender, passion fruit, and pineapple—but 5Church switches up the selection seasonally.
—Alicia Valenski, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
Some stand-out spas for solo travelers in Hawaii include Nala Spa at Turtle Bay on Oahu island ingredients are incorporated into treatments, like a body wrap with Hawaiian spirulina, green mineral clay, papaya leaves, and passion fruit.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
There’s also a Flight to Mexico option with blended flavors: mango and guava, strawberry and lime, passion fruit and lime, and pina colada and strawberry.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
Related Gin & Juice will be available in four flavors: apricot, citrus, melon and passion fruit.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024
A little farther is Karu, which serves passion fruit macarons and guava jam tarts under towering mango trees in the fashionably bohemian Las Mercedes neighborhood.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The cocktail menu has 10 specialty cocktails, including the Fifth & Rosemary with tequila, sparkling wine, grapefruit bitters, passion fruit and rosemary.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The farm also grows ice cream beans, persimmons, pomegranates, passion fruit, dragon fruit, cherimoyas and caviar limes in soil that has become more fertile from the biodiversity of crops.
—Julie Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
The current flavor selection for these mini-mimosas includes cucumber mint, hibiscus lavender, passion fruit, and pineapple—but 5Church switches up the selection seasonally.
—Alicia Valenski, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
Some stand-out spas for solo travelers in Hawaii include Nala Spa at Turtle Bay on Oahu island ingredients are incorporated into treatments, like a body wrap with Hawaiian spirulina, green mineral clay, papaya leaves, and passion fruit.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
There’s also a Flight to Mexico option with blended flavors: mango and guava, strawberry and lime, passion fruit and lime, and pina colada and strawberry.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
Related Gin & Juice will be available in four flavors: apricot, citrus, melon and passion fruit.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1752, in the meaning defined above
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