canistel

noun

can·​is·​tel

¦kanə¦stel

plural -s

: the ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of a tropical tree (Pouteria campechiana variant nervosa) of Florida and the West Indies

called also eggfruit

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish canistel, canisté

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