mali
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈmɑɫi// mali
n. a small tropical tree that produces sweet, yellow fruit with a rough skin.
n. a tropical fruit tree of the genus Spondias, native to Central and South America, bearing edible yellow or orange fruit.
We ate fresh mali fruit at the market.
The farmer harvested the ripe mali before the rainy season began.
Though often confused with mangoes, the mali offers a distinctively tart flavor profile that pairs exceptionally well with spicy seafood dishes.
Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”).
Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”).