mamey
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish mamey, from Taíno.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mɑˈmeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editmamey (plural mameys or mameyes)
- An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit
- A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis
- A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
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editDerived terms
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmamey m (plural mameyes)
- the mamey or mammee apple, Mammea americana
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “mamey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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