mangosteen

man·go·steen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mang-guh-steen]
- /ˈmæŋ gəˌstin/
- /ˌmæŋ.ɡə.ˈstiːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mang-guh-steen]
- /ˈmæŋ gəˌstin/

Definitions of mangosteen word

noun mangosteen the juicy, edible fruit of an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana. 1
noun mangosteen the tree itself. 1
noun mangosteen A tropical fruit with sweet juicy white segments of flesh inside a thick reddish -brown rind. 1
noun mangosteen an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana, with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit: family Clusiaceae 0
noun mangosteen the fruit of this tree, having a sweet juicy pulp and a hard skin 0
noun mangosteen an edible East Indian fruit somewhat like an orange, with a thick, reddish-brown rind and sweet, white, juicy, segmented pulp 0

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Origin of mangosteen

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; earlier mangostan < Dutch < Malay manggis(h)utan (dial. manggista) a variety of mangosteen (manggis mangosteen + hutan forest)

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Parts of speech for Mangosteen

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mangosteen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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