granadilla

See also: Granadilla

English

an open granadilla (fruit)

granadilla (flower) (Passiflora edulis)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

granadilla (countable and uncountable, plural granadillas)

1. Any of several species of genus Passiflora of passion flowers of tropical America.
   • 1852, Mrs. David Osborne, The World of Waters‎^[1]:

     On these plains, too, you will find the bushy oleander, many varieties of Jerusalem thorn and African rose, the bright scarlet of the cordium, bowers of jessamine, vines of grenadilla, and the silver and silky leaves of the portlandia.

2. Edible fruit of these plants.
3. Wood of these plants.

Alternative forms

• grenadilla

Derived terms

• giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis)
• purple granadilla (Passiflora edulis)
• red granadilla (Passiflora capsularis, Passiflora coccinea)
• sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis)
• yellow granadilla (Passiflora laurifolia)

Translations

any of several passion flowers of tropical America

• Portuguese: granadilla f, granadilha f

the edible fruit of some of the species of these plants

• Portuguese: granadilla f, granadilha f

References

• granadilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Passiflora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Passiflora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Granadilla at Plants of the World Online

Anagrams

• Gandarilla

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish granadilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾə.nəˈði.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.naˈði.ʎa]

Noun

granadilla f (plural granadilles)

1. sweet granadilla (fruit)

Further reading

• “granadilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish granadilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɑnɑdilːɑ/, [ˈɡrɑ̝nɑ̝ˌdilːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): gra‧na‧dil‧la

Noun

granadilla (rare)

1. passion fruit

Declension

Inflection of granadilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		granadilla	granadillat
genitive		granadillan	granadillojen
partitive		granadillaa	granadilloja
illative		granadillaan	granadilloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		granadilla	granadillat
accusative	nom.	granadilla	granadillat
	gen.	granadillan
genitive		granadillan	granadillojen granadillain rare
partitive		granadillaa	granadilloja
inessive		granadillassa	granadilloissa
elative		granadillasta	granadilloista
illative		granadillaan	granadilloihin
adessive		granadillalla	granadilloilla
ablative		granadillalta	granadilloilta
allative		granadillalle	granadilloille
essive		granadillana	granadilloina
translative		granadillaksi	granadilloiksi
abessive		granadillatta	granadilloitta
instructive		—	granadilloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of granadilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative granadillani granadillani accusative nom. granadillani granadillani gen. granadillani genitive granadillani granadillojeni granadillaini rare partitive granadillaani granadillojani inessive granadillassani granadilloissani elative granadillastani granadilloistani illative granadillaani granadilloihini adessive granadillallani granadilloillani ablative granadillaltani granadilloiltani allative granadillalleni granadilloilleni essive granadillanani granadilloinani translative granadillakseni granadilloikseni abessive granadillattani granadilloittani instructive — — comitative — granadilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative granadillasi granadillasi accusative nom. granadillasi granadillasi gen. granadillasi genitive granadillasi granadillojesi granadillaisi rare partitive granadillaasi granadillojasi inessive granadillassasi granadilloissasi elative granadillastasi granadilloistasi illative granadillaasi granadilloihisi adessive granadillallasi granadilloillasi ablative granadillaltasi granadilloiltasi allative granadillallesi granadilloillesi essive granadillanasi granadilloinasi translative granadillaksesi granadilloiksesi abessive granadillattasi granadilloittasi instructive — — comitative — granadilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative granadillamme granadillamme accusative nom. granadillamme granadillamme gen. granadillamme genitive granadillamme granadillojemme granadillaimme rare partitive granadillaamme granadillojamme inessive granadillassamme granadilloissamme elative granadillastamme granadilloistamme illative granadillaamme granadilloihimme adessive granadillallamme granadilloillamme ablative granadillaltamme granadilloiltamme allative granadillallemme granadilloillemme essive granadillanamme granadilloinamme translative granadillaksemme granadilloiksemme abessive granadillattamme granadilloittamme instructive — — comitative — granadilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative granadillanne granadillanne accusative nom. granadillanne granadillanne gen. granadillanne genitive granadillanne granadillojenne granadillainne rare partitive granadillaanne granadillojanne inessive granadillassanne granadilloissanne elative granadillastanne granadilloistanne illative granadillaanne granadilloihinne adessive granadillallanne granadilloillanne ablative granadillaltanne granadilloiltanne allative granadillallenne granadilloillenne essive granadillananne granadilloinanne translative granadillaksenne granadilloiksenne abessive granadillattanne granadilloittanne instructive — — comitative — granadilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative granadillansa granadillansa accusative nom. granadillansa granadillansa gen. granadillansa genitive granadillansa granadillojensa granadillainsa rare partitive granadillaansa granadillojaan granadillojansa inessive granadillassaan granadillassansa granadilloissaan granadilloissansa elative granadillastaan granadillastansa granadilloistaan granadilloistansa illative granadillaansa granadilloihinsa adessive granadillallaan granadillallansa granadilloillaan granadilloillansa ablative granadillaltaan granadillaltansa granadilloiltaan granadilloiltansa allative granadillalleen granadillallensa granadilloilleen granadilloillensa essive granadillanaan granadillanansa granadilloinaan granadilloinansa translative granadillakseen granadillaksensa granadilloikseen granadilloiksensa abessive granadillattaan granadillattansa granadilloittaan granadilloittansa instructive — — comitative — granadilloineen granadilloinensa

Further reading

• “granadilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Spanish

Etymology

From granada +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾanaˈdiʝa/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡɾanaˈdiʝa/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ɡɾanaˈdiʎa/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡɾanaˈdiʃa/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡɾanaˈdiʒa/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: gra‧na‧di‧lla

Noun

granadilla f (plural granadillas)

1. (Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru) passion fruit, sweet granadilla, grenadia (specifically Passiflora ligularis)

   Synonyms: (Passiflora edulis) maracuyá, (Guatemala) granadilla común

2. (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) fruit from the granadillo tree (Platymiscium pinnatum)

Descendants

• → Catalan: granadilla
• → Portuguese: granadilha

Further reading

• “granadilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “granadilla”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010