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mamey

/mɑˈmeɪ/

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Borrowed from Spanish mamey, from Taíno.

noun mameys · mameyes · mamee · mamie · mammey

An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
Similar: yellow mamey
A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit. So there are black and white sapotes (no relation), mamey and chiku sapotes (same family). Black sapotes are not the only sapotes – but I reckon Jeannette Winterson would heartily agree there should be a place for one in your fruit bowl.
Similar: red mamey
A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis

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@misc{mamey_2026,
  title = {mamey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mamey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}