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canistel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkænɪstəl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eggfruit

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eggfruit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

4

noun

Meaning 4

tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

History

Etymology

From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (“basket”).

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: tiesa — tree
  • Cebuano: tisa — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛋黃果 /蛋黄果 (dànhuángguǒ) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仙桃 (xiāntáo) — tree
  • Finnish: poutapuu — tree
  • German: Eierfruchtbaum — tree
  • German: Canistel — tree
  • German: Canistelbaum — tree
  • German: Gelbe Sapote — tree
  • German: Tiessa — tree
  • Japanese: カニステル (kanisuteru) — tree
  • Polish: canistel — tree
  • Portuguese: canistel — tree
  • Russian: канисте́л (kanistél) — tree
  • Spanish: canistel — tree
  • Tagalog: tiyesa — tree
  • Central Bikol: tiesa — fruit
  • Cebuano: tisa — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛋黃果 /蛋黄果 (dànhuángguǒ) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仙桃 (xiāntáo) — fruit
  • Finnish: keltainen sapote — fruit
  • French: canistel — fruit
  • German: Eierfrucht — fruit
  • German: Eifrucht — fruit
  • German: Canistel — fruit
  • German: Canistelfrucht — fruit
  • German: Gelbe Sapote — fruit
  • Japanese: カニステル (kanisuteru) — fruit
  • Polish: canistel — fruit
  • Portuguese: canistel — fruit
  • Russian: канисте́л (kanistél) — fruit
  • Spanish: canistel — fruit
  • Spanish: mante — fruit
  • Tagalog: tiyesa — fruit
  • Thai: ม่อนไข่ (mon-khai) — fruit