mamoncillo

[ mah-muhn-see-oh; Spanish mah-mawn-see-yaw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ma·mon·cil·los [mah-m, uh, n-, see, -ohz, mah-mawn-, see, -yaws].

First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin American Spanish, diminutive of mamón “papaya, genip,” of uncertain origin

The Mamoncillo is another beautiful forest tree indigenous to Cuba, that spreads out like a giant live-oak or mammoth apple tree.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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