mangosteen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen (“mangosteen”), from Malay manggustan, variant of manggis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæŋɡəstiːn/
Noun
mangosteen (plural mangosteens)
- A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
- (more specifically) A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.
- The tree on which the fruit grows.
Derived terms
Translations
fruit
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Further reading
- mangosteen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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