rambutann.

Brit.

/ramˈbjuːtn/,

/ramˈbuːtn/, U.S.

/ræmˈbutn/

Forms: 1700s rambostan, 1700s rambustan, 1700s rambustine, 1700s rumbostan, 1700s–1800s rampostan, 1700s– ramboutan, 1700s– rambutan, 1800s ramboteen, 1800s– rambootan, 1800s– rambotan.

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay rambutan.

Etymology: < Malay rambutan < rambut hair, with reference to the spiny skin of the fruit.The forms with internal -s-, and with final -ine, -een are probably by association with mangosteen n.

The fruit of the tree Nephelium lappaceum (family Sapindaceae), oval to oblong in shape, covered with leathery red skin with soft spines, and containing sweet edible flesh around a single seed. Also: the tree itself, thought to originate in the lowlands of Malaysia, but now widely cultivated elsewhere. Frequently attributive.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun]

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of Asia

durian1588

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mangosteen1598

prickly melon1640

longan1655

rambutan1707

jambu1727

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loquat1829

wampee1830

1707 W. Funnell Voy. round World x. 286 The Rumbostan is about the bigness of a Walnut.

1732 Coll. Voy. & Trav. II. 331/1 There is another kind of Rambustan growing on shorter twigs than the former.

1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere III. iii. xiii. 738 Rambutan. This a fruit..; in appearance it very much resembles a chestnut with the husk on..: under this skin is the fruit, and within the fruit a stone; the eatable part..is small in quantity, but its acid is perhaps more agreeable than any other.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 323 They have also..Mangoes, Mangustines, Rambustines.

1815 W. Thorn Conq. Java 212 The Ramboutan is..of a very pleasant taste.

1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca I. ii. 53 In the valley grow various fruit-trees, such as the mangostin,..the rambotan, etc.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 286/1 Rambootan, a fruit of the Malayan archipelago.

1895 Nat. Sci. 6 25 He came upon a brisk fight between a large number of Kras and about half a dozen Lotongs (Semnopithecus) for the possession of a Rambutan tree..in fruit.

1920 W. Popenoe Man. Trop. & Subtrop. Fruits x. 328 The rambutan is eaten fresh.

1962 B. Harrisson Orang-Utan iii. 106 The only alternatives were some rambutan trees in the back of the garden... We were little surprised that the new trees, though they had only a small supply of ripe rambutan, stimulated a bout of nest-building.

1977 Borneo Bull. 7 May 2/2 The corn potential is shown in the centre's annual report for 1976, which also underlines pepper and rambutans as two other valuable income-earning crops.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies i. v. 61 Para stopped by a rambutan seller. He had never seen the fruit before.

2012 T. T. Eng Garden of Evening Mists xxi. 290 By a flowering rambutan tree..I found a quiet, shady spot to enjoy my drink.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rambutan
释义	rambutann. Brit. /ramˈbjuːtn/, /ramˈbuːtn/, U.S. /ræmˈbutn/ Forms: 1700s rambostan, 1700s rambustan, 1700s rambustine, 1700s rumbostan, 1700s–1800s rampostan, 1700s– ramboutan, 1700s– rambutan, 1800s ramboteen, 1800s– rambootan, 1800s– rambotan. Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay rambutan. Etymology: < Malay rambutan < rambut hair, with reference to the spiny skin of the fruit.The forms with internal -s-, and with final -ine, -een are probably by association with mangosteen n. The fruit of the tree Nephelium lappaceum (family Sapindaceae), oval to oblong in shape, covered with leathery red skin with soft spines, and containing sweet edible flesh around a single seed. Also: the tree itself, thought to originate in the lowlands of Malaysia, but now widely cultivated elsewhere. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of Asia durian1588 lychee1588 mangosteen1598 prickly melon1640 longan1655 rambutan1707 jambu1727 Otaheite apple1777 langsat1783 rambai1811 loquat1829 wampee1830 1707 W. Funnell Voy. round World x. 286 The Rumbostan is about the bigness of a Walnut. 1732 Coll. Voy. & Trav. II. 331/1 There is another kind of Rambustan growing on shorter twigs than the former. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere III. iii. xiii. 738 Rambutan. This a fruit..; in appearance it very much resembles a chestnut with the husk on..: under this skin is the fruit, and within the fruit a stone; the eatable part..is small in quantity, but its acid is perhaps more agreeable than any other. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 323 They have also..Mangoes, Mangustines, Rambustines. 1815 W. Thorn Conq. Java 212 The Ramboutan is..of a very pleasant taste. 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca I. ii. 53 In the valley grow various fruit-trees, such as the mangostin,..the rambotan, etc. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 286/1 Rambootan, a fruit of the Malayan archipelago. 1895 Nat. Sci. 6 25 He came upon a brisk fight between a large number of Kras and about half a dozen Lotongs (Semnopithecus) for the possession of a Rambutan tree..in fruit. 1920 W. Popenoe Man. Trop. & Subtrop. Fruits x. 328 The rambutan is eaten fresh. 1962 B. Harrisson Orang-Utan iii. 106 The only alternatives were some rambutan trees in the back of the garden... We were little surprised that the new trees, though they had only a small supply of ripe rambutan, stimulated a bout of nest-building. 1977 Borneo Bull. 7 May 2/2 The corn potential is shown in the centre's annual report for 1976, which also underlines pepper and rambutans as two other valuable income-earning crops. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies i. v. 61 Para stopped by a rambutan seller. He had never seen the fruit before. 2012 T. T. Eng Garden of Evening Mists xxi. 290 By a flowering rambutan tree..I found a quiet, shady spot to enjoy my drink. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707
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