: an evergreen tree (Mammea americana of the family Calophyllaceae) native to the West Indies and tropical America that has an ovoid fruit with thick russet leathery rind and yellow or reddish juicy sweet flesh
also
: the fruit
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The shop offers more than 30 traditional Mexican-style ice cream flavors, such as mamey, piñon, queso and elote.
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Its fruit, commonly called sapote or mamey fruit, is highly valued for its unique sensory characteristics and rich nutritional value.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 22 July 2024
Many of the fruits featured in this drink are tropical fruits common throughout Central America, including marañón (cashew fruit), the creamy soft fruit mamey, and small, slightly sour plums known as jocotes.
—Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Mamey — The mamey is earthy and creamy, like a funky papaya, and is incredible as a frozen dessert.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Wash it down with a mamey or papaya milkshake.
—Zac Jones-Gómez, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2022
Some purveyors are willing to give you a taste more unique offerings, like chocolate pudding fruit or mamey.
—Holly V. Kapherr, USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
Sourced from the nearby Mercado Coyoacan market, juicy guavas, papaya, mamey and guanábana balance the crunchy, crackly sweetness of traditional concha, a cookie-like sweet bread laced with cinnamon, found at most local bakeries, called panaderias.
—Sara-Mae Albert, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2019
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Its fruit, commonly called sapote or mamey fruit, is highly valued for its unique sensory characteristics and rich nutritional value.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 22 July 2024
Many of the fruits featured in this drink are tropical fruits common throughout Central America, including marañón (cashew fruit), the creamy soft fruit mamey, and small, slightly sour plums known as jocotes.
—Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Mamey — The mamey is earthy and creamy, like a funky papaya, and is incredible as a frozen dessert.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Wash it down with a mamey or papaya milkshake.
—Zac Jones-Gómez, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2022
Some purveyors are willing to give you a taste more unique offerings, like chocolate pudding fruit or mamey.
—Holly V. Kapherr, USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
Sourced from the nearby Mercado Coyoacan market, juicy guavas, papaya, mamey and guanábana balance the crunchy, crackly sweetness of traditional concha, a cookie-like sweet bread laced with cinnamon, found at most local bakeries, called panaderias.
—Sara-Mae Albert, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2019
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“Mamey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mamey. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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