mangaba
mangaba noun: the round, edible fruit of the tree Hancornia speciosa, native to parts of South America.
Noun
mangaba (plural mangabas)
- The round, edible fruit of the tree Hancornia speciosa, native to parts of South America.
- The cajue, the jabuticaba, the araticu, and the mangaba fruits are common; also oranges, limes, bananas, pine-apples, and water-melons.1821, James Henderson, A History of the Brazil, page 262
- Once the Counselor rose to his feet, the women of the Sacred Choir offered him a bowlful of goat's milk, a bit of bread, a dish of boiled cornmeal, and a basketful of mangabas.1984, Helen R. Lane, transl., The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, translation of La guerra del fin del mundo by Mario Vargas Llosa, published 2012, page 181
Forms of mangaba
| plural | mangabas |
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Origin of mangaba
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mangaba.
Questions about mangaba
- What does mangaba mean?
- Mangaba means the round, edible fruit of the tree Hancornia speciosa, native to parts of South America.
- What part of speech is mangaba?
- Mangaba is a noun.
- What is the plural of mangaba?
- The plural of mangaba is mangabas.
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