amra

noun

am·​ra

ˈəm(ˌ)rä,

ˈämrə

plural -s

: a hog plum (Spondias mangifera) of India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi amrā, amṛā, ambāṛā

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

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