canistel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (“basket”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
canistel (plural canistels)
- A tropical tree, Pouteria campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
- The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.
- Synonym: egg fruit
Translations[edit]
tree
fruit
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
canistel m (plural canistéis)
- canistel (fruit)
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