rambutan
Americannoun
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the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
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the tree itself.
noun
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a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum , native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit
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the fruit of this tree
Etymology
Origin of rambutan
1700–10; < Malay, equivalent to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix
Example Sentences
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He said Vietnam expects to begin exporting longan to Japan in September, followed by other produce such as grapefruit, avocado and rambutan, while opening its market for Japanese grapes.
From Reuters ● May 1, 2022
Coconuts, jackfruit and rambutan, a lychee-like fruit, were already growing there.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
They sell stuff from home — durian, rambutan and lychee.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
Hahn later moved to Hawaii, where he lived for about three years growing rambutan — a tropical fruit that is similar to lychee — before moving to Seattle and eventually back to Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2018
It was now the size of a rambutan.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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