Meaning of mangaba | Babel Free

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The round, edible fruit of the tree Hancornia speciosa, native to parts of South America.

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Examples

“The cajue, the jabuticaba, the araticu, and the mangaba fruits are common; also oranges, limes, bananas, pine-apples, and water-melons.”

“Once the Counselor rose to his feet, the women of the Sacred Choir offered him a bowlful of goat's milk, a bit of bread, a dish of boiled cornmeal, and a basketful of mangabas.”

“The soft, thinskinned fruits of mangaba are gathered from contorted, often fireblackened trees on savannas.”

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