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mamey

mamey

9.9
A large tropical fruit with thick skin and sweet orange or red flesh
  • noun
  • /məˈmeɪ/
  • US
translation icon : mamey
  • During the summer, I love to eat mamey, which has a distinctive flavor similar to a sweet pumpkin.

Examples

  • 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.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I ordered two pork molletes and a mamey licuado.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • After trying mamey sapote, though, I'm hesitant with mystery fruit.

    Blog text (28)

  • It isn't necessary to eat all the time; there are fruits calorically dense as mamey, black sapote, dates, bananas, chicozapote, and more.

    Blog text (30)

  • The mamey is known for its sweet, creamy flesh that many people enjoy in smoothies.

  • We found ripe mamey at the market, and its vibrant orange color caught my attention.

Synonyms

mammee
vsmamey
  • US
1 9.9

A large tropical fruit with thick brown skin and sweet yellow or red flesh

omits origin detail and gives only the fruit's physical description
mammee apple
vsmamey
  • US
9.9

A large tropical fruit with thick brown skin and sweet yellow or red flesh

emphasises thick russet leathery rind rather than calling skin rough

Surface Forms

mamey singular
mameys plural

Etymology

Mamey comes from Spanish mamey, a word from a Caribbean native language that meant 'fruit'. So the name stuck to the sweet tropical fruit you find in Latin American markets.