Meaning
A knobbly, pale-green tropical fruit (Annona squamosa) with soft, sweet, custard-like white flesh full of shiny black seeds, eaten by pulling apart its segments and scooping out the fragrant pulp. Related to the soursop but small and honey-sweet, hence its name, the sweetsop (or sugar apple) is a much-loved seasonal treat, delicate and richly sweet. Grown in yards and country districts and sold at the roadside when it bears, it is one of the small, choice fruits of the island, savoured for its custardy, perfumed flesh.
Examples
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Di sweetsop soft an sweet like custard.
The sweetsop is soft and sweet like custard.
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Pull apart di sweetsop an spit out di seed.
Pull apart the sweetsop and spit out the seeds.
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Sweetsop tree bear plenty dis year.
The sweetsop tree bore plenty this year.
Origin
'Sweet' plus 'sop', paired against the larger, tart 'soursop'; both are members of the Annona family. Also called sugar apple.
How it’s used
A sweet custard-apple, distinct from the larger, sour 'soursop' used for juice.