Meanings
plural mameys · plural mameyes · alternative mamee · alternative mamie · alternative mammey
- An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
Synonyms: yellow mamey
- A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
So there are black and white sapotes (no relation), mamey and chiku sapotes (same family). Black sapotes are not the only sapotes – but I reckon Jeannette Winterson would heartily agree there should be a place for one in your fruit bowl.
2020 October 9, Palisa Anderson, “Not-quite-chocolate-pudding fruit: why black sapote is 'utterly unexpected and delightful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2021Synonyms: red mamey
- A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
nounA tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
More synonyms by meaning
nountropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
nounglobular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishmamey
- Englishmamey
Borrowed from Spanish mamey, from Taíno.
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Cite this entry
mamey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamey
“mamey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamey. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mamey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamey.
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