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mangosteen

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Food/Plants

食物、植物

Food / Plants

释义

名词

著名的热带水果之一，有“果后”之美誉。山竹果蒂为绿色，壳呈红紫色，果肉白嫩，由五六瓣合成球形。

DEFINITION

Noun

A well-known tropical fruit that is also known as the “Queen of Fruits”. Mangosteens have a green pedicle, a reddish-purple shell, and white and tender flesh. The flesh is composed of five or six cloves arranged in a spherical shape.

由来
  • “山竹”一词源于马来语manggis，是马来语和华语在互动中发展出来的词语。有说法认为manggis为印尼语，被借用到福建话（闽南话）中，称为“芒吉“，华语则称之为“山竹”。
  • 山竹的原产地不明，但有些说法认为山竹原产于东南亚的巽他群岛（Sunda Islands）和摩洛哥（Morocco）群岛。在马来亚登嘉楼（Trengganu）的甘马挽（Kemaman）也发现野生山竹。主要生长于马来西亚、印尼、泰国和菲律宾，是欧洲殖民者在东南亚偶然发现的。也有学者认为山竹第一次是在泰国或缅甸栽种。
  • 山竹的果树是一种乔木，可高达15米，长有椭圆形的叶子和红色的花。
  • 据说大约在1890年，由于山竹果肉可口，英国维多利亚女王（Queen Victoria）下令，把爵位赏给能带来山竹的人。“果后”的美誉由此而来。
  • 1965年开始，山竹大面积栽种于泰国、柬埔寨、越南、缅甸、马来亚和新加坡。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The name “mangosteen” originated from the Malay word manggis, which is a word that arose from the interaction between Malay and Mandarin. One belief is that the word manggis was originally an Indonesian word that was adopted as a Hokkien (Minnan) term, “芒吉”. Mangosteen is known in Mandarin as “山竹”.
  • The origins of the fruit are unknown, but one belief is that mangosteens originated from the Sunda and Maluku Islands. Wild mangosteens are also found in Kemaman in Terengganu, Malaysia. First discovered by European settlers in Southeast Asia, they are mainly grown in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Some scholars believe that mangosteens were first cultivated in Thailand or Myanmar.
  • Mangosteen trees are large trees that can grow up to 15 meters in height and have oval leaves and red flowers.
  • It is said that around the year 1890, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom found the flesh of the mangosteen so delicious that she offered a knighthood to anyone who could bring her the fruit. This was how it came to be known as the “Queen of Fruits”.
  • Since 1965, mangosteen has been cultivated in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and Singapore on a large scale.
例句
很多人喜欢吃榴梿时配着山竹吃，因为山竹是中性水果，稍偏凉，具有降燥、清凉解热的作用，所以吃了榴梿再吃上几颗山竹，则正好可以寒热均衡。（《联合晚报》，30/5/2015）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Many people like to eat durians with mangosteens because mangosteens are considered a neutral fruit that is slightly “cooling”. They are also believed to have the effect of reducing dryness, and of cooling and relieving heat. Therefore, eating a few mangosteens after consuming durians is a good way to neutralise the heaty properties of the durian. (Lianhe Wanbao, 30/5/2015)
其他地区用语

莽吉柿（大陆）、倒捻子（大陆）、山竺（马）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

莽吉柿 (Mainland China), 倒捻子 (Mainland China), 山竺 (Malaysia)

相关资料

  • 山竹的学名为garcinia mangostana。
  • 约1800年，山竹于斯里兰卡栽种，1855年，山竹于英国温室栽种。1850至1860年，山竹被英国皇家植物园（Royal Botanic Gardens）引进特立尼达（Trinidad），并于1875年结果。1881年，山竹于印度栽种，1903年山竹出现于中南美洲区域。1924年，山竹被发现生长于厄瓜多尔（Ecuador）。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • The scientific name given to the mangosteen is garcinia mangostana.
  • Mangosteens were planted in Sri Lanka around the 1800s and introduced into greenhouses in England in 1855. Mangosteen was introduced from the Royal Botanic Gardens to Trinidad between 1850 and 1860, and the first fruit was borne in 1875. In 1881, mangosteen was planted in India, and appeared in Central and South America in 1903. In 1924, mangosteen was discovered growing in Ecuador.

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