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)

  1. A tropical tree, Pouteria campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
  2. The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.
    Synonym: egg fruit

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.nisˈtɛw/ [ka.nisˈtɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.niʃˈtɛl/ [kɐ.niʃˈtɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.niʃˈtɛ.li/

Noun

canistel m (plural canistéis)

  1. canistel (fruit)
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