alphonso
noun
al·phon·so
| \ al-ˈfän-(ˌ)zō
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variants:
or Alphonso
plural alphonsos
or Alphonsos
Definition of alphonso
: a small mango grown in India that has yellowish skin and bright orange flesh
a perfectly ripened Alphonso Right now comes the mango most connoisseurs wait for: the alphonso, grown in the humid districts on the western coast.— Steven R. Weisman, New York Times, 4 June 1986 … and, best of all, the alphonso with its melting, satiny flesh hinting of peach but also of pineapple, pear, and litchi.— Margo True, Saveur, June 2005
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