Passion Fruit: Meaning, Uses & Health Benefits

Meaning 1：passion fruit (Passion fruit)

Passion fruit 🔊

/ˈpæʃən fruːt/

A small tropical fruit with a hard purple or yellow shell and juicy seeds inside. It tastes sweet and sour and smells very nice.

passion fruit 🔊

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/ˈpæʃən fruːt/

A small tropical fruit with a hard purple or yellow shell and juicy seeds inside, known for its sweet-sour taste and fragrant aroma.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Passion' from Latin 'passio' (suffering) + 'fruit' from Latin 'fructus' (enjoyment).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of the intense 'passion' of its sweet-sour flavor bursting in your mouth.

📖 Example

I added fresh passion fruit to my morning yogurt for an extra boost of vitamin C. 🔊 I added fresh passion fruit to my morning yogurt for an extra boost of vitamin C.

🔗 Collocations

passion fruit juice – Beverage made by extracting the liquid from passion fruit pulp

passion fruit sorbet – Frozen dessert flavored with passion fruit puree

passion fruit seed – Edible black seed found inside the fruit, often eaten with the pulp

🔄 Synonyms

granadilla (n.) – Another name for the edible fruit of certain passion flower species, especially Passiflora ligularis

maracuja (n.) – Portuguese and Spanish term for passion fruit, commonly used in Brazil

passionflower fruit (n.) – General name for the fruit produced by plants of the genus Passiflora

📖 Cultural Story

The name 'passion fruit' comes from the passion flower, whose intricate parts were interpreted by 16th-century Spanish missionaries as symbols of Christ's crucifixion (the Passion).