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

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

Try the Neptune's Monsoon, a specialty drink with two types of rum, tropical juices, and passion fruit. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025

As for the scent itself, the composition opens with notes of Brazilian passion fruit, Romagna peach, Trentino’s red raspberry and Bulgarian rose. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025

Enjoy an on-theme cocktail like Blessed and Happy Afterlife (with pisco, gin, and passion fruit) at the Elysian Bar on the ground floor. —Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 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