sweetsop / soursop
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prettygoodwordsweetsop (SWEET-sop) - n., a small West Indian tree (Annona squamosa) with yellowish-green fruit with a sweet pulp; the fruit of this tree.
soursop (SOW-ur-sop) - n., a small West Indian tree (Annona muricata) having spiny green fruit with a tart pulp; the fruit of this tree.
Both are called custard apple, because the fruits' flesh resembles custard in texture and (in sweetsop) taste, and are cultivated throughout the tropical world. Both are also tasty. Pro tip: soursop makes a better boba tea. Names are from the flavors, with sop apparently being used in the sense of being soaked in something (I'm guessing there).
---L.
soursop (SOW-ur-sop) - n., a small West Indian tree (Annona muricata) having spiny green fruit with a tart pulp; the fruit of this tree.
Both are called custard apple, because the fruits' flesh resembles custard in texture and (in sweetsop) taste, and are cultivated throughout the tropical world. Both are also tasty. Pro tip: soursop makes a better boba tea. Names are from the flavors, with sop apparently being used in the sense of being soaked in something (I'm guessing there).
---L.
