Dragon Fruit: Meaning, Benefits & How to Eat

Meaning 1：tropical fruit with scaly skin (Dragon Fruit)

Dragon Fruit 🔊

/ˈdræɡən fruːt/

A tropical fruit with bright skin and green scales. The inside is juicy with tiny black seeds. It tastes sweet and mild.

Sliced dragon fruit with pink skin and white seeds

tropical fruit with scaly skin 🔊

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/ˈtrɒpɪkəl fruːt wɪð ˈskeɪli skɪn/

A tropical fruit with bright pink skin, green scales, white flesh, and tiny black seeds, known for its sweet and mild flavor.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'dragon' (from Latin 'draco') and 'fruit' (from Latin 'fructus').

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a dragon's green scales covering a sweet, juicy fruit that you can eat.

📖 Example

I bought a dragon fruit at the supermarket because its pink skin with green spikes looked so interesting. 🔊 I bought a dragon fruit at the supermarket because its pink skin with green spikes looked so interesting.

🔗 Collocations

fresh dragon fruit – dragon fruit that is recently harvested and not processed

dragon fruit smoothie – a blended drink made from dragon fruit

dragon fruit salad – a dessert or side dish containing pieces of dragon fruit

🔄 Synonyms

pitaya (n.) – Another common name for dragon fruit, especially in Asia and Latin America

strawberry pear (n.) – A historical English name referencing its red skin and pear-like shape

pitahaya (n.) – The original Spanish term for the fruit, used in many regions

📖 Cultural Story

Originally from Central America, its name comes from its scaly skin reminiscent of a dragon. Cultivated by the Aztecs, it is now popular worldwide.