mamey
- noun
- /məˈmeɪ/
- US
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mamey
- He invented the Guelfs and Gibelines of the palate: those who rank the pineapple above the mamey and those who rank the mamey above the pineapple.
Examples
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I tasted a ripe mamey for the first time, and I was amazed by its rich flavor.
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In many Latin American countries, people enjoy adding mamey to their smoothies.
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The mamey is a delicious tropical fruit with a sweet, creamy texture.
Synonyms
A tropical tree with sweet fruit used in jams and desserts
A tropical tree that grows large round fruits with sweet flesh and thick skin
A tropical tree that has large fruit you can eat and gives shade
A tropical tree that produces large sweet fruit and hard wood like mahogany
A tropical American tree with mahogany-like wood and sweet orange fruit called mamey sapote
Tropical trees that make a large edible fruit with one seed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mamey comes from Spanish mamey, which in a Caribbean native language meant 'fruit' or the tree that bore it. That's why the same name is used for the tropical mamey tree and its sweet fruit.
