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English
Etymology
From Spanish quenepa.
Noun
quenepa (plural quenepas)
- The mamoncillo
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Taíno or more generally an Arawakan language (compare with Kari'na kenepa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈnepa/
- Rhymes: -epa
- Syllabification: que‧ne‧pa
Noun
quenepa f (plural quenepas)
- mamoncillo
References
- Rosanna Masiola, Renato Tomei (2016) Descriptions, Translations and the Caribbean: From Fruits to Rastafarians, Springer International Publishing, →ISBN, pages 56–57
- Van ’t Klooster, C.I.E.A., Lindeman, J.C., Jansen-Jacobs, M. (2003) “Vernacular plant names of Suriname”, in Blumea, volume 15, Leiden: Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, page 136