mamoncillo

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

noun

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

1. the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mamoncillo¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg