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mangostino

English translation: mangosteen

17:10 Jan 20, 2003
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: mangostino
It is a fruit
Adriana
Selected answer:mangosteen
Explanation:
The juicy edible fruit of the East Indian tree Garcinia Rhizophora

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Armorel Young
Local time: 01:56
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +6mangosteen
Armorel Young
3 +2mangostino
Maria Rosich Andreu
3Indian mango
Kim Metzger
3..
Marina Capalbo
2 +1mangosteen
Cilian O'Tuama


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Indian mango


Explanation:
That's all I could find.


    Reference: http://usuarios.lycos.es/yuryfruits/
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
mangosteen


Explanation:
The juicy edible fruit of the East Indian tree Garcinia Rhizophora

Websters Dictionary

Armorel Young
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 597
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norbert Hermann
12 mins
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
39 mins
agree  jerrie
1 hr
agree  luisantos (X)
4 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
6 hrs
agree  yeswhere: My favorite fruit! It is said that Queen Victoria once offered 100pounds sterling to any ship that could bring her mangosteens still edible.
1 day 1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mangostino


Explanation:
MANGOSTANE
Garcinia mangostaña
"engl. mangosteen;"
franz. mangoustan


www.webcolombia.com/fruits/palabrtas_varias.htm

in this link there is a picture

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Note added at 2003-01-20 17:16:02 (GMT)
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so it is mangosteen in English :)

Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eldira: Indonesian/Malay: Manggis; www.webcolumbia.com has a dedicated sensual fruits page and invites us to send pictures of fruits with aphrodisiacal effects.
39 mins
  -> gracias :)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
6 hrs
  -> thank you
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
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Explanation:
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1. an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana, with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit: family Guttiferae.
2. the fruit of this tree, having a sweet juicy pulp and a hard skin.
[from Malay mangustan]

Marina Capalbo
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: Italian
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mangosteen


Explanation:
Main Entry: mangosteen
Function:noun
Etymology:modification of Malay manggisutan
Date:1598

a dark reddish brown fruit of southeastern Asia with a thick rind and juicy flesh having a flavor suggestive of both peach and pineapple; also : a tree (Garcinia mangostana) of the Saint-John's-wort family that bears mangosteens

perhaps



Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 455

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
6 hrs
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