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mamoncillo

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[mah-muhn-see-oh, mah-mawn-see-yaw] / ˌmɑ mənˈsi oʊ, ˌmɑ mɔnˈsi jɔ /

noun

the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.

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Inflected Forms

noun

mamoncillos

plural

Etymology

Origin of mamoncillo

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

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