mamey
Americannoun
noun
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a tropical American tree, Mammea americana, cultivated for its large edible fruits: family Clusiaceae
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the fruit of this tree, having yellow pulp and a red skin
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another name for the marmalade tree
Etymology
Origin of mamey
C16: from Spanish mamey, from Haitian
Example Sentences
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Zepeda tops it with mamey curd, brown butter almond cake, and a pinole crumble.
From Salon • May 24, 2025
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.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2022
The man orders coconut, mamey and tamarindo paletas, “and one of these,” he says pointing to a nutty drumstick.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020
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.
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2018
There are a number of others, like the anon, the zapote, the granadilla, the mamey, etc., with which visitors may experiment or not as they see fit.
From Cuba, Old and New by Robinson, Albert G. (Albert Gardner)
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