rambutan

[ ram-boot-n ]

/ ræmˈbut n /

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.

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 Bryan
The 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 Bryan
The 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 Bryan
Then 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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单词	rambutan
释义	rambutan [ ram-boot-n ] / ræmˈbut n / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Bryan The 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 Bryan The 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 Bryan Then 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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