Food and drinkmangosteen noun
- mang mid
- kút high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
How to use it
Thais call มังคุดmang-kút the queen of fruits, partner to ทุเรียนtú-rian, the king. Press the thick purple shell between your palms until it cracks: inside are soft white segments, sweet and a little tangy. The juice of the shell stains clothes, so open it carefully.
It's a rainy-season fruit, sold by the kilo from about April to September.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- mangkhut
- mang khut
- mungkood
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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