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manchineel

/ˌmæntʃɪˈniːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
manchi-neel
IPA
/ˌmæntʃɪˈniːl/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish manzanillo, from manzana (“apple”), from Latin malum Matianum (“a kind of apple”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

manchineels (plural)

Phrases

bastard manchineel manchineel tree

Synonyms

beach apple manchineel tree

Questions

How do you pronounce manchineel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæntʃɪˈniːl/.
What does manchineel mean?
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.
Where does manchineel come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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