આફૂસ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Afonso. Named after Afonso de Albuquerque, a distinguished militarian and viceroy of Portuguese India, as it was introduced by Jesuit missionaries.

Pronunciation

Noun

આફૂસ • (āphūs) f

  1. Alphonso mango, a mango cultivar cultivated in Valsad and Navsari of Southern Gujarat and other Indian regions.
    Synonym: હાફૂસ (hāphūs)

Declension

Declension of આફૂસ
singular plural
nominative આફૂસ (āphūs) આફૂસો (āphūso)
oblique આફૂસ (āphūs) આફૂસો (āphūso)
vocative આફૂસ (āphūs) આફૂસો (āphūso)
instrumental આફૂસે (āphūse) આફૂસોએ (āphūsoe)
locative આફૂસે (āphūse) આફૂસોએ (āphūsoe)
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