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Name Variations[]
- ඇඹරැල්ලා (Ambarella) (Sinhalese)
- buah kedondong (Malay)
- cajá-manga (Brazilian Portuguese)
- cóc (Vietnamese)
- évi (Réunion)
- golden apple
- Goldpflaume (German)
- gway (Burmese)
- hevi (Philippines)
- hog plum
- kedondong (Indonesian)
- makok farang (Thai)
- malacca apple
- Malay apple
- mokah (Cambodian)
- naos (Bislama)
- Otaheite
- Otaheiti apple (Jamaica)
- pomarosa (Puerto Rico)
- prune Cythère, pomme Cythère (French)
- sugar apple (St. Lucia)
- vī (Tongan)
- wi apple (Hawaii)
- manga zi nsende (Kikongo)
- mkak (ម្កាក់) (Khmer)
About ambarella[]
Spondias dulcis or ambarella, (and its alternative binomial, Spondias cytherea, Malay Apple), or just Golden apple, is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many names, including pommecythere in Trinidad and Tobago, juplon in Costa Rica; and in Brazil, caja-manga. Its fruit may be eaten raw; the flesh is crunchy and a little sour.
Yet another fruit introduced from the Pacific by Captain Bligh, the pear-shaped otaheiti apple ranges from pink to ruby red in color. This fruit is usually eaten fresh, though it can be packed in red wine or turned into a refreshing cold drink.