mombin
- noun
- /ˈmɑːmbɪn/
- UK
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mombin
- The juice from the mombin fruit is often made into refreshing drinks in tropical regions.
Examples
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The mombin tree grows well in tropical climates.
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The local market sells ripe mombins alongside bananas and mangoes.
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During her trip to Brazil, she tasted a fresh mombin for the first time.
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I love eating ripe mombins during the summer.
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The small mombin tree in my backyard produces delicious yellow fruits every summer.
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This tropical smoothie is made with fresh mombin, coconut milk, and pineapple.
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Farmers in the region often cultivate mombin for its sweet and juicy fruit.
Synonyms
A tropical tree that bears small yellow fruit used for food and garden decoration
A tropical American tree that grows yellow fruit you can eat
A tropical tree that makes small yellow fruit used for juice and jam
A small tropical tree that makes purple fruit
A tropical shrub or small tree that grows purple edible fruit called jocote
A small tropical tree that grows red or purple fruit you can eat
Compounds
- Specialized
A tropical tree that makes small yellow fruit used for juice and jam
A tropical tree that bears small yellow fruit used for food and garden decoration
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mombin comes from an indigenous American word that Spanish and Portuguese speakers borrowed as mombín. It was the name for a small tropical 'plum', so English uses mombin for both the tree and its edible fruit.
