mangosteen
/ˈmæŋ.ɡə.stiːn//ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/
词源链
- ms
manggustan
派生
- 英语English
mangosteen
词源说明
Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen (“mangosteen”), from Malay manggustan ~ manggista ~ manggistan fusing manggis hutan “jungle manggis” applied to Garcinia hombroniana or G. malaccensis; manggis is a generic word applied to other related garcinias like above and Garcinia penangiana (manggis burung). Not related to mango, though this may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.
释义
名词noun
- 1A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
- 2The tree on which the fruit grows.