ceriman

[ser-uh-muhn, ser-uh-man, -mahn]

noun

plural

cerimans 

1. a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.

2. the greenish-yellow, edible, sweet fruit of this plant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceriman¹

Borrowed into English from Latin American Spanish around 1870–75

Example Sentences

The ceriman, or Monstera deliciosa, from Mexico, a long, scaly dark green fruit, is a pallid, mildly sour, near taste-alike of pineapple combined with banana.

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In Trinidad the plant is called the Ceriman.

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