sweetsop

[ sweet-sop ]
/ ˈswitˌsɒp /

noun

a sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family.
the tree or shrub.
Also called sugar apple.

Origin of sweetsop

First recorded in 1690–1700; sweet + sop

British Dictionary definitions for sweetsop

sweetsop
/ (ˈswiːtˌsɒp) /

noun

a small West Indian tree, Annona squamosa, having yellowish-green fruit: family Annonaceae
the fruit of this tree, which has a sweet edible pulp
Also: sugar apple, custard apple
Compare soursop

Word Origin for sweetsop

C19: so called because of the flavour and consistency of its pulp