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mamoncillo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-m-on-cil-lo
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.

noun

The small, green, tangy, oval fruit of the mamoncillo tree.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mamoncillo.

Inflected Forms

mamoncillos (plural)

Synonyms

chenet guaya genip ginep ginnip guinep quenepa limoncillo Spanish lime Jamaica bullace plum

Questions

What does mamoncillo mean?
Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.
Where does mamoncillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish mamoncillo.

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