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Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from a neighbouring language, ultimately from Malay manggustan.
Compare Thai มังคุด (mang-kút), Lao ມັງຄຸດ (mang khut), Burmese မင်းကွတ် (mang:kwat), Khmer មង្ឃុត (mŭəngkhut) and words in European languages derived from the same source.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cây, trái, quả) măng cụt
- mangosteen
- Synonym: giáng châu