rambutan
[ ram-boot-n ]
/ ræmˈbut n /
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noun
the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
the tree itself.
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Origin of rambutan
1700–10; <Malay, equivalent to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix
Words nearby rambutan
rambling, Rambo, Ramboesque, Rambouillet, rambunctious, rambutan, RAMC, ram down someone's throat, Rameau, Ramée, ramekin
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Example sentences from the Web for rambutan
Among the fruits which we have tasted for the first time the mangosteen and the rambutan are rivals in popularity.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings BryanThe rambutan has not received as much praise as the mangosteen, but I am not sure but that it is superior for continuous use.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings BryanThe pulp of the rambutan resembles a pigeon's egg in size and shape and contains a single seed.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings BryanThen there was the rambutan—a globular fruit, an inch and a half in diameter.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for rambutan
rambutan
/ (ræmˈbuːtən) /
noun
a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit
the fruit of this tree
Word Origin for rambutan
C18: from Malay, from rambut hair
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