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Where does “passionfruit” come from?

passionfruit (English) comes from English passion fruit, from English Passion, from Luxembourgish Passioun, from Old English passion — passion of Christ.

passionfruit (English): Alternative spelling of passion fruit

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of passion fruit

Ancestry of “passionfruit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpassion fruitA plant, passiflora, that produces an edible...
2EnglishPassion—
3LuxembourgishPassiounpassion
4Old Englishpassionpassion of Christ

Words derived from “passionfruit”

  • Passion Pop
  • passion pop
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