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noun Melicoccus bijugatus; Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to the lychee and have tight, thin but rigid skins. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, or sweet pulp of the fruit covering a large seed. The pulp is usually cream or orange coloured. The seeds are edible when roasted.

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La La
16 years ago

this taste real best

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16 years ago

ACKEEEEE whoohooo

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16 years ago

wow i didn't know that some people called this ackee :O wow

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16 years ago

yup i know it as chenet, and i love it, <3 that fruit has it's flavour on lock ;) lol

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vigirl
15 years ago

heey, thats my middle name (:

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anonymous
15 years ago

We have this in Jamaica as well, we call it Guinep. I love this fruit!

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Guest
13 years ago

Call this ackee in St.Lucia

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GrenadaGuest
13 years ago

Skinnup

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Lips
13 years ago

Love me some Guinneps...

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Guy Wells
13 years ago

Skinup!

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Boggy
13 years ago

Where would I buy from in England/

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Susan Laura Salandy-Moolchan
12 years ago

chenette in Trinidad

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Jenice-Ann Gopaul
12 years ago

Chenete makes the best chow.Mmmm

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smh
12 years ago

call this ackee in saint lucia

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Smh lol
12 years ago

Do you ppl read any other comments before posting?

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Tarple
12 years ago

We call this fruit guinep in Jamaica.

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12 years ago

We too call it Guinep in Guyana but pronounce it as 'Guinip'.

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vaughn
11 years ago

In Grenada we call this skinup

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Eric
11 years ago

In Puerto Rico we call it quenepa.

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Gorman
11 years ago

I grew up on these as a kid. Love it.

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debra spencer
11 years ago

those with the smooth skin taste the best

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Ria
11 years ago

we love Guinep in the Bahamas especially with a lil salt and hot sauce!!!

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Lennox
10 years ago

In St. Maarten we call this Kinnip / Kennip.

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jc
10 years ago

send some to me

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Clyde
10 years ago

We call quenep/kenep

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Kemisha J
10 years ago

skinnup it is

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skinnup fan
10 years ago

i say skinnup

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GLORY
9 years ago

Skinup is a must

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Skipper
9 years ago

Skinnup we shall eat

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Marcel
9 years ago

Known as quenette in French Guiana

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Elian
9 years ago

Quenepa in Cuba

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Christopher
9 years ago

Known as chenette in Trinidad

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Robert Sammy
9 years ago

I have a bearing tree in my yard mmm 😊

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GEO
9 years ago

Skinup

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GEO
9 years ago

Skinup

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ELSA SUTTON
8 years ago

WERE CAN I BUY IS FRUIT AND HAVE IT SEND TO USA

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Lavorne
8 years ago

We here also use it for making chow. You can even roast the seed and eat the nut inside.

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Chenet lover
8 years ago

For d luv of chenet, we call all different names but we all luv it

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Chenet lover
8 years ago

For d luv of chenet, we call it all different names but we all luv it

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Patricia
8 years ago

We call it a keep in Barbados.

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Julieta Romero Gueto
8 years ago

Hi, in colombian caribbean is called mamón. BTW add colombia to the country list, we are also part of the caribbean :(

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Rubiano
8 years ago

In Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao we call dem Kenepa

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8 years ago

i have a friend from curaçao, he basically thought me how to speak papiamento but he never told me about this ami ta un belizean esei por papia spaño, kriol, í papiamento!

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Lol guest
7 years ago

Uhm how do people call this ackee’ but in Guyana you call it guinep

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Lol guest
7 years ago

Uhm how do people call this ackee’ but in Guyana you call it guinep

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John
7 years ago

To all, the name of this fruit is chenet...

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Edward
7 years ago

Guinep / kenep. I love it!

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dr.trini
7 years ago

we all love chenet

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Shane
7 years ago

A common name for this fruit is also Spanish lime

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David Christian
6 years ago

Guinep

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Danny Nuñez
6 years ago

"Limoncillo" translation tiny looking lime.

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CNCCreations
6 years ago

We call it Skin-Up, very tasty!! Just a little heads up... it stains clothing!

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Makeda Jewel
5 years ago

Love this fuit

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Bobby
5 years ago

Guinep in Jamaica

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Amir
5 years ago

please, can someone tell me the correct pronnunciation of this word.

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CoeurC
4 years ago

Quenette in Martinique

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Monkey
3 years ago

Chenet is nice

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PlayboyNYC
3 years ago

it look like most caribbean countries call this guinep or similar names like kinip or quenip. only stupid trinidad call it chenete. and ackee?? im just gonna ignore that.

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Crafty Caribeña
2 years ago

For us as kids, being of Puerto Rican and Jamaican decent, this fruit was considered to be a “right of passage” as you could only eat them when you were “old enough” and the fear of accidental choking had passed. I can smell the memories of them.