Where does “chirimoya” come from?

chirimoya (Spanish) comes from Quechua chirimuya, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

chirimoya (Spanish): The fruit of the chirimoyo, the cherimoya

Definitions

  1. The fruit of the chirimoyo, the cherimoya

Ancestry of “chirimoya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuachirimuyacherimoya
2Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
3Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

Words derived from “chirimoya”

Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →Every word from Quechua chirimuya →