mamoncillo
American
[mah-muhn-see-oh, mah-mawn-see-yaw]
/ ˌmɑ mənˈsi oʊ, ˌmɑ mɔnˈsi yɔ /
noun
PLURAL
mamoncillosEtymology
Origin of mamoncillo
First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin American Spanish, diminutive of mamón “papaya, genip,” of uncertain origin
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