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canistel

/ˈkænɪstəl/

canistel noun: a tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.

canistel: a tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet...
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Noun

canistel (plural canistels)

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

canistel meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Thai

canistel in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

canistel in Tagalog

tree
tiyesa
fruit
tiyesa

canistel in Thai

fruit
ม่อนไข่ mon-khai

Synonyms of canistel

Forms of canistel

pluralcanistels

Origin of canistel

From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (“basket”).

Questions about canistel

What does canistel mean?
Canistel means a tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
What is canistel in Tamil?
Canistel in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Canistel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is canistel?
Canistel is a noun.
How do you pronounce canistel?
Canistel is pronounced /ˈkænɪstəl/.
What is the plural of canistel?
The plural of canistel is canistels.

Words near canistel in the dictionary

  1. Canipes
  2. caniphobia
  3. Canis Latinicus
  4. Canisiana
  5. Canisius
  6. canistel
  7. canistels
  8. canister
  9. canister damascus
  10. canister shot
  11. canistered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: canistel (page history and authors); canistel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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