Mamoncillo

Fresh huaya fruit ready to eat

Melicoccus bijugatus

Synonyms:
Guinep, Genip, Spanish Lime, Huaya Fruit
Mamoncillo (Wiktionary)

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mamoncillo.

Noun

mamoncillo (plural mamoncillos)

  1. Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.
  2. The small, green, tangy, oval fruit of the mamoncillo tree.

Synonyms

  • chenet, guaya, genip, ginep, ginnip, gnep, guinep, quenepa, limoncillo, Spanish lime

Translations


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian
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