Mammong

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mamão.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maˈmɔŋ/
    • Rhymes: -ɔŋ
    • Syllabification: Mam‧mong

    Noun

    Mammong m (plural Mammong, diminutive Mammongche)

    1. papaya (fruit of the papaya tree)
      • 2021 April 13, Piter Kehoma Boll, 6:59 from the start, in As frutas em hunsriqueano (Hunsrik) - Parte 1 [The fruits in Hunsrik - Part 1]‎[1] (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Piter Keo, via YouTube:
        Willst-du en Stick Mammong?
        Do you want a piece of papaya?

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021), “Mammong”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 106, column 2