Bolivian Spanish word
la chirimoya
Meaning: cherimoya (custard apple)
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
A green, scaly-skinned valley fruit, custard-soft and sweet when ripe, split in two and eaten with a small spoon. Ripe means it yields slightly to a gentle press; caseras explain this all day and often pick ripe-today and firm-for-tomorrow for you.
Big green fruit with a scaly skin and sweet white pulp. The casera's method in this chapter: wait until it is a little soft, open it by hand, eat the pulp with a spoon, throw the seeds away. Many people also drink it as a juice.
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