yangmei

See also: yángméi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 楊梅／杨梅 (yángméi).

Noun

yangmei (plural yangmeis)

The edible crimson fruit of the subtropical tree Myrica rubra.
The tree itself.

Synonyms

(fruit): yumberry, Chinese bayberry, Japanese bayberry, red bayberry, yamamomo, waxberry
(tree): Chinese strawberry (not to be confused with the Chinese strawberry tree)

Translations

fruit

Chinese:
Cantonese: 楊梅／杨梅 (joeng⁴ mui⁴)

Mandarin: 楊梅／杨梅 (zh) (yángméi)
Japanese: 山桃 (ヤマモモ, yamamomo)
Korean: 소귀 (sogwi), 양매(楊梅) (yangmae)
Tagalog: tsampoy, sampoy, sampuy

tree

Swedish: bärpors, kinesisk arbutus

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