mamoncillo

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noun

Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.

Similar
chenetguayagenipginepginnipguinepquenepalimoncillo
OriginSpanish mamoncillo →
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Meanings

nounmamoncillo (plural mamoncillos)

plural mamoncillos

  1. Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.

    Synonyms: chenet, guaya, genip, ginep, ginnip, guinep, quenepa, limoncillo

  2. The small, green, tangy, oval fruit of the mamoncillo tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMelicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.

Similar
chenetguayagenipginepginnipguinepquenepalimoncilloSpanish limeJamaica bullace plum

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp

Similar
Spanish limeSpanish lime treehoney berrygenipginepMelicocca bijugaMelicocca bijugatus
Broader
fruit tree
Also see
genipspanish lime

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishmamoncillo
  2. Spanishmamoncillo
  3. Englishmamoncillo

Borrowed from Spanish mamoncillo.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Dutch knippa
  • knippaMeliococcus bijugatus
German Honigbeere
  • HonigbeereMeliococcus bijugatus
Korean 마몬, 마몬치요
  • 마몬 (mamon)Meliococcus bijugatus
  • 마몬치요 (mamonchiyo)Meliococcus bijugatus
Portuguese papamundo
  • papamundoMeliococcus bijugatus
Spanish mamoncillo, limoncillo
  • mamoncilloMeliococcus bijugatus
  • limoncilloMeliococcus bijugatus
Swedish honungsbär
  • honungsbärMeliococcus bijugatus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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