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Rambutan

Ram-bu′tan

(răm-boō′tăn)
,
Noun.
[Malay
rambūtan
, fr.
rambut
hair of the head.]
(Bot.)
A Malayan fruit produced by the tree
Nephelium lappaceum
, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also
ramboostan
.

Definition 2024

rambutan

rambutan

See also: rambután

English

Noun

rambutan ‎(plural rambutans)

  1. A tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia.
  2. The fruit of this tree.

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay rambutan.

Noun

rambutan

  1. rambutan (tree)
  2. rambutan (fruit)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rambutan or rambut +‎ -an.

Noun

rambutan

  1. rambutan (fruit)

Malay

Etymology

rambut +‎ -an.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rambotan]
  • Rhymes: -otan, -tan, -an

Noun

rambutan ‎(Jawi spelling رامبوتن, plural rambutan-rambutan)

  1. rambutan (fruit)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Malay rambutan.

Noun

rambutan

  1. rambutan (fruit)

Etymology

From Malay rambutan, English usage first attested 1707.

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