mamey

[mah-mey, -mee]

noun

1. a variant of mammee.

mamey

/ mæˈmiː /

noun

1. a tropical American tree, Mammea americana, cultivated for its large edible fruits: family Clusiaceae

2. the fruit of this tree, having yellow pulp and a red skin

3. another name for the marmalade tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of mamey¹

C16: from Spanish mamey, from Haitian

Example Sentences

The squash, cherimoya and mamey incongruously piled in the lower right corner recall the “strange fruit” of the mournful Abel Meeropol lynching song.

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Zepeda tops it with mamey curd, brown butter almond cake, and a pinole crumble.

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Popular in Southern Mexico and other tropical regions, the mamey sapote is an orange-fleshed fruit with flavor notes including apricot, sweet potato, nuts and spices.

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The man orders coconut, mamey and tamarindo paletas, “and one of these,” he says pointing to a nutty drumstick.

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Our route takes us through woods of mamey, bitter orange, coffee and banana, shaded by avocado and the royal palm, past ferns and flittering butterflies.

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