quenepa

English

Etymology

From Spanish quenepa.

Noun

quenepa (plural quenepas)

1. The mamoncillo

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Taíno [Term?] or more generally an Arawakan language (compare with Kari'na kenepa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈnepa/ [keˈne.pa]
• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: que‧ne‧pa

Noun

quenepa f (plural quenepas)

1. mamoncillo

References

• Rosanna Masiola, Renato Tomei (2016) Descriptions, Translations and the Caribbean: From Fruits to Rastafarians‎^[1], 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^[2], volume 15, Leiden: Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, page 136