canistel
English
Etymology
From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (“basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkænɪstəl/
Noun
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
tree
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.nisˈtɛw/ [ka.nisˈtɛʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.niʃˈtɛw/ [ka.niʃˈtɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.niʃˈtɛl/ [kɐ.niʃˈtɛɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.niʃˈtɛ.li/
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