Etymology

manchineel

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Today it means: A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin. Full definition →

Spanish manzanillo ← Latin malum Matianum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommalum Matianum“a kind of apple”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frommanzanillo
  3. English todaymanchineel

From Spanish manzanillo, from manzana (“apple”), from Latin malum Matianum (“a kind of apple”).

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