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mango star

German translation: Mangostern

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English term or phrase:mango star
German translation:Mangostern
Entered by: Cécile Kellermayr

07:59 Sep 16, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
English term or phrase: mango star
· Fresh cucumber &dill salad with marinated mango star in brick pastry

Ist das eine bestimmte Frucht oder einfach eine sternförmig geschnittene Mango? Erscheint mir in Kombination mit dem Gurkensalat gewagt...

Danke schon einmal den Feinschmeckern!
Cécile Kellermayr
Austria
Local time: 17:52
Mangostern
Explanation:
Ist wohl eher sternförmig geschnittenes Mangofruchtfleisch, von einer Frucht "mango star" habe ich noch nie gehört.
Die Kombination ist keinesfalls gewagt, sondern eher von der Art süß-sauer:
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Ingo Dierkschnieder
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:52
Grading comment
Danke, Ingo!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Mangostern
Ingo Dierkschnieder
3Mango Stern
Martina Heintke
4 -1Mangosternfrucht (Mangostana Garcinia)
Sigrid Thorbjørnsrud


  

Answers


25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Mango Stern


Explanation:
hoert sich an wie eine Vorspeise, ein marinierter Mango Stern in Teig auf Salat gebettet ...

Martina Heintke
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Mangostern


Explanation:
Ist wohl eher sternförmig geschnittenes Mangofruchtfleisch, von einer Frucht "mango star" habe ich noch nie gehört.
Die Kombination ist keinesfalls gewagt, sondern eher von der Art süß-sauer:


    Reference: http://www.vhs-lichtenfels.de/VHS/Kursangebot/VHS_KursDetail...
Ingo Dierkschnieder
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Danke, Ingo!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephania Heine
27 mins
  -> Danke Stephania.
agree  Rahel H.
31 mins
  -> Danke Rahel.
agree  Katrin Lueke
51 mins
  -> Danke Katrin.
agree  Michael Rose
2 hrs
  -> Danke.
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: "...and they have these things called mango stars and they are tiny pieces of mango cut into star shapes..." www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=bEhInDsHyEyEs
8 hrs
  -> Danke Johanna.
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Mangosternfrucht (Mangostana Garcinia)


Explanation:
Mangostern ist kein mango, sondern es handelt sich um eine grosse, dunkelrote Frucht aus Asien


    Reference: http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Clusiaceae/Garcinia_m...
Sigrid Thorbjørnsrud
Local time: 17:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ingo Dierkschnieder: That's neither "mango star" nor "Mangostern" but "Mangosteen".
1 hr
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