mamoncillo
[ mah-muhn-see-oh; Spanish mah-mawn-see-yaw ]
noun,plural ma·mon·cil·los [mah-muhn-see-ohz; Spanish mah-mawn-see-yaws]. /ˌmɑ mənˈsi oʊz; Spanish ˌmɑ mɔnˈsi yɔs/.
the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.
Origin of mamoncillo
1First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin American Spanish, diminutive of mamón “papaya, genip,” of uncertain origin
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How to use mamoncillo in a sentence
The mamoncillo is another beautiful forest tree indigenous to Cuba, that spreads out like a giant live-oak or mammoth apple tree.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5 | Willis Fletcher Johnson
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