canistel

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/ˈkænɪstəl/

noun

A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.

Similar
eggfruitcanistel treePouteria campechiana nervosaPouteria campechiana
OriginSpanish canastillo ← Latin canistellum →
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Meanings

nouncanistel (plural canistels)

plural canistels

  1. A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
  2. The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

    Synonyms: eggfruit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

Similar
eggfruit

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit

Similar
canistel treePouteria campechiana nervosaPouteria campechiana
Broader
fruit tree

nounovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies

Similar
eggfruit
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
eggfruit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincanistellum
  2. Spanishcanastillo“small basket”
  3. Englishcanistel

From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (“basket”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蛋黃果 /蛋黄果, 仙桃
  • 蛋黃果 /蛋黄果 (dànhuángguǒ)fruit
  • 仙桃 (xiāntáo)fruit
  • 蛋黃果 /蛋黄果 (dànhuángguǒ)tree
  • 仙桃 (xiāntáo)tree
Finnish keltainen sapote, poutapuu
  • keltainen sapotefruit
  • poutapuutree
French canistel
  • canistelfruit
German Eierfrucht, Eifrucht
  • Eierfruchtfruit
  • Eifruchtfruit
  • Canistelfruit
  • Canistelfruchtfruit
  • Gelbe Sapotefruit
  • Eierfruchtbaumtree
  • Canisteltree
  • Canistelbaumtree
  • Gelbe Sapotetree
  • Tiessatree
Japanese カニステル, カニステル
  • カニステル (kanisuteru)fruit
  • カニステル (kanisuteru)tree
Polish canistel, canistel
  • canistelfruit
  • canisteltree
Portuguese canistel, canistel
  • canistelfruit
  • canisteltree
Russian канисте́л, канисте́л
  • канисте́л (kanistél)fruit
  • канисте́л (kanistél)tree
Spanish canistel, mante
  • canistelfruit
  • mantefruit
  • canisteltree
Tagalog tiyesa, tiyesa
  • tiyesafruit
  • tiyesatree
Thai ม่อนไข่
  • ม่อนไข่ (mon-khai)fruit

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

canistel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canistel

MLA

“canistel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canistel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canistel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canistel.

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