• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 days ago

    I’m Hawaii based, but it’s the local word for them. However, I’m totally uncertain as to it’s origin or why local kine use that word. They’re extremely sweet but very seedy.

    • gole@lemmy.zip
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      9 days ago

      It’s jamong (자몽) in Korean, maybe that name came from east asia?