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Meaning of "mamey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAMEY

From Spanish mamey, from Haitian.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMEY

mamey  [mæˈmiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mamey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAMEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mamey in the English dictionary

The definition of mamey in the dictionary is a tropical American tree, Mammea americana, cultivated for its large edible fruits: family Clusiaceae. Other definition of mamey is the fruit of this tree, having yellow pulp and a red skin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMEY


arame
əˈrɑːmiː
bonhomie
ˈbɒnəmiː
confirmee
ˌkɒnfəˈmiː
Cumae
ˈkjuːmiː
damme
ˈdæmiː
gimme
ˈɡɪmiː
kasme
ˈɡʌsmiː
laryngectomee
ˌlærɪnˌdʒektəˈmiː
lemme
ˈlɛmiː
mamie
ˈmæmiː
mammae
ˈmæmiː
mammee
mæˈmiː
me
miː
mee
miː
mi
miː
Mini-Me
ˈmɪnɪˌmiː
REME
ˈriːmiː
smee
smiː
summae
ˈsʊmiː
thermae
ˈθɜːmiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMEY

mamakau
mamako
mamaku
Mamaluke
mamba
mambo
mamelon
mameluco
Mameluke
Mamet
mamie
Mamil
mamilla
mamillae
mamillar
mamillary
mamillate
mamillated
mamillation
mamilliform

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMEY

blimey
cor blimey
costumey
Dahomey
gamey
gorblimey
homey
limey
Niamey
samey
shimmey
thymey

Synonyms and antonyms of mamey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mamey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMEY

Find out the translation of mamey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mamey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mamey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马梅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mamey
570 millions of speakers

English

mamey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mamey
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

mamey
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mamey
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mamey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mamey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mamey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mamey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mamey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mamey
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mamey
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mamey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mamey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mamey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैमेली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

MaMeY
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mamey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mamey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mamey
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mamey
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

mamey
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

mamey
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mamey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mamey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mamey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMEY»

The term «mamey» is regularly used and occupies the 92.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mamey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mamey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mamey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMEY»

Discover the use of mamey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mamey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts
POSTHARVEST HANDLING AND STORAGE Mamey sapote fruit must be harvested when mature; immature fruit do not ripen properly. Fruit maturity is gauged by scratching the scurfy fruit peel: if the tissue immediately beneath the peel is ...
Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, 2008
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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Frutabomba. Guanábana. Guayaba. Naranja. Piña. Plátano. Mango. Mamey. I always went for the mamey, despite the fact that the name frutabomba—bomb fruit—was so appealing, so explosive. The color and taste of mamey were sublime.
Carlos Eire, 2003
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Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 6, Fruits
Family Sapotaceae Common/English Names Lava Sapote, Mamey Colorado, Mamey Sapote, Mamee Apple, Mammee Sapote, Mamee Zapote, Marmalade Plum, Marmalade Tree, Red Sapote, Sapote, True Sapote, Zapotillo. Vernacular  ...
T. K. Lim, 2013
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
Vitellaria mammosa (L.) Radlk. e sapote pouteria; mamee-apple, mamee sapote, mamey apple (Belize); mammee sapota (Bermuda, Jamaica); mammee zapote; mammy apple (Belize); marmalade plum, marmelade plum (Jamaica); naseberry  ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective
Part2 The mamey zapote. ARS-S-156. Washington. DC. USDA. Campbell, C.W. 1967. The mamey sapote in southern Florida. Proc. Fla. State Hortic. Soc, 80:318 -320. Campbell, C.W. & Lara, S.P. 1982. Mamey sapote cultivars in Florida. Proc.
J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo, J. León, 1994
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Tropical Fruits
Common names for mamey sapote (English) include sapote, sapota, sapote mamey, mamey, mamey colorado, zapote, zapote grande, zapote de carne, zapote mamey, chachaas and tezonzapote (Spanish America), mamey de la tierra ...
Robert E. Paull, Odilo Duarte, 2012
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Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural ...
Mammee, mammee-apple, mamey, mamey-apple, Santo Domingo apricot; G. Mam- miapfel, Mammi- oder Mammey-Baum, Aprikose von St. Domingo; Sp. mamey, maney amarillo, mamey de Sto. Domingo; Fr. abricotier d'Amerique, abricotier ...
Peter Hanelt, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, W. Kilian, 2001
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Prevention Magazine's Nutrition Advisor: The Ultimate Guide ...
The mamey also has some riboflavin, which is essential for the metabolism of other B vitamins. The mamey is a good source of iron (which the vitamin C renders more easily absorbed by the body). Description: Also known as mammee apple ...
Mark Bricklin, The Editors of Prevention Magazine, 1994
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Poisonous and injurious plants of the U.S. Virgin Islands
37) Mamey, Mammee Apple Description. — This well-formed, evergreen tree with a maximum height of 80 feet has a trunk up to 4 feet in diameter. The thick, reddish-gray bark is rather smooth. The opposite, thick, leathery, oblong leaves are ...
A. J. Oakes, James Owsley Butcher, 1962
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Caribbean Basins: Sedimentary Basins of the World 4
From west to east, the three sets are: (1) El Mamey and Guananico, (2) Southern Canada Bonita, Northern Canada Bonita, and Calabaza, and (3) Rio Perez and Llanos syncline (Fig. 4A). The basal conglomerate of the Ranchete Member was  ...
P. Mann, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mamey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mamey -- A Tropical Miami Fruit That Should Become Mainstream
Formally known as Mamey Sapote, this is a prevalent fruit grown and sold across South Florida. Although sizes vary, it is typically half a foot ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Reissue explores vibrant Latin scene in '70s NYC
Courtesy Soul Jazz Records. “Tornado” and “Mamey Colorao” by the band Ocho, above, were selected for Soul Jazz Records' “Nu Yorica! «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
3
New ice cream shop offers wide variety of flavors including unusual …
But there are also more exotic ice cream flavors like “mamey” or “nance” for example, which are made from fruits that grow only in tropical ... «Middletown Transcript, Jul 15»
4
Hispanic Entrepreneurs: Ice Cream Shop Is Tropical Taste of Home
Some available flavors are jackfruits, tamarind, sour sop, avocado, papaya, mamey, and passion fruit. Other flavors include Ube, ginger, lychee, ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
5
Culinary Calendar: July 8
Try jackfruit, canistel, mamey sapote, longan and lychee nut, durian, red Mexican papayas, Spanish lime, more 20 specialty mango varieties, ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
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Life in Full Bloom: Frida Kahlo and Her Garden
She particularly enjoyed depicting native Mexican fruits like prickly pears, mamey sapote, and Mexican hawthorn (also known as manzanita or ... «Biography, Jul 15»
7
“I Will Miss Havana”
I will not miss any opportunity made available to come and enjoy once more the most delicious mangoes in the world, the endemic Mamey, ... «Havana Times, Jul 15»
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Mud, sweat and coca leaves: A jungle hiker's trek to Colombia's Lost …
Before Sara and I meet the rest of our tour group, we sit on a terrace in El Mamey, sipping cold beer and eating a lunch of plantains, rice and ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Your 4 Most Annoying Summer Hair Problems, Solved
Try Kenra Platinum Texture Wax 10, $22, or Nuance Salma Hayek Mamey Fruit Texture Finishing Spray, $10. 3. The problem: Extreme dryness ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jun 15»
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Best of the Weekend: We're sweet on these things to do
You might find jaboticaba, jackfruit, longans, mamey sapote, tropical apples and dozens of varieties of mangoes perfect for a late afternoon ... «Palm Beach Post, Jun 15»

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