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From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (small basket), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (basket).

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canistel (plural canistels)

  1. A tropical tree, Pouteria campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
  2. The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.
    Synonym: egg fruit

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.niʃˈtɛl/ [kɐ.niʃˈtɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.niʃˈtɛ.li/

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canistel m (plural canistéis)

  1. canistel (fruit)