mangosteen

[ mang-guh-steen ]

noun

1. the juicy, edible fruit of an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana.
2. the tree itself.

mangosteen

/ ˈmæŋɡəʊˌstiːn /

noun

1. an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana, with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit: family Clusiaceae
2. the fruit of this tree, having a sweet juicy pulp and a hard skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mangosteen¹

1590–1600; earlier mangostan < Dutch < Malay manggis ( h ) utan (dial. manggista ) a variety of mangosteen ( manggis mangosteen + hutan forest)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mangosteen¹

C16: from Malay mangustan

Example Sentences

Empty mangosteen shells lay on the floor beside him.

From Literature

The family closed The Boat and let friend Thai Ha run his Mangosteen 206 fried chicken pop-up business there for a year.

From Seattle Times

I feel that on a cellular level when I pick up a mangosteen, a celestial-purple orb with a flower-stem hat.

From New York Times

Viet Nam Floral Gin, fragrant and richly endowed with notes of mangosteen, cardamom and citrus, deserves to be sipped on the rocks.

From New York Times

Pho Bac had closed that location due to the pandemic, and Ha, who’d been setting up his businesses Mangosteen and Boba Bar at farmers markets and music festivals around Washington, worked out a deal to take over the space.

From Seattle Times