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mangosteen

/ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
man-gos-teen
IPA
/ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.

noun

A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.

noun

The tree on which the fruit grows.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen (“mangosteen”), from Malay manggustan ~ manggista ~ manggistan fusing manggis hutan “jungle manggis” applied to Garcinia hombroniana or G. malaccensis; manggis is a generic word applied to other related garcinias like above and Garcinia penangiana (manggis burung). Not related to mango, though this may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mangosteen, manggustan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/
  • British English: /ˈmæŋ.ɡə.stiːn/

Inflected Forms

mangosteens (plural) mangostan (alternative) mangousteen (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

guavasteen

Phrases

wild mangosteen

Synonyms

mangosteen tree garcinia mangostana

Questions

How do you pronounce mangosteen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/.
What does mangosteen mean?
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
Where does mangosteen come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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