Definitions for rambutanræmˈbut n
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ram•bu•tanræmˈbut n(n.)
the bright red, oval, edible fruit of a Malayan tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of the soapberry family, covered with soft spines or hairs and having a mildly acid taste.
Category: Plants
the tree itself.
Category: Plants
Origin of rambutan:
1700–10; < Malay, =rambut hair +-an nominalizing suffix
Princeton's WordNet
rambutan, rambotan, rambutan tree, Nephelium lappaceum(noun)
Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit
rambutan, rambotan(noun)
pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines
Wiktionary
rambutan(Noun)
A tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia.
rambutan(Noun)
The fruit of this tree.
Webster Dictionary
Rambutan(noun)
a Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan
Translations for rambutan
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rambutan(noun)
a sweet, juicy red or yellow fruit with one seed and a hairy rind.
- rambutãoPortuguese (BR)
- rambutaniFinnish
- rambutanIndonesian
- 람부탄Korean
- جوسPersian
- เงาะThai
- 紅毛丹Chinese (Trad.)
- 红毛丹果Chinese (Simp.)
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