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rambutan

American  
[ram-boot-n] / ræmˈbut n /

noun

  1. the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.

  2. the tree itself.

rambutan British  
/ ræmˈbuːtən /

noun

  1. a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum , native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit

  2. the fruit of this tree

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Etymology

Origin of rambutan

1700–10; < Malay, equivalent to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix

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