rambotan
Definition
- Noun:
- A tropical fruit: A pleasantly acid, bright red oval fruit from Southeast Asia, covered with soft, hair-like spines.
- A tropical tree: The Malayan tree that bears this spiny red fruit.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Fruit):
- The rambotan has a sweet and slightly acidic flavor.
- At the market, we bought a kilogram of fresh rambotans.
- Noun (Tree):
- The rambotan in our garden finally produced fruit this year.
- They planted several rambotans to create shade and harvest fruit.
Advanced Usage
- In botanical contexts: The term is used to refer specifically to the species .
- Rambotan, or Nephelium lappaceum, is closely related to the lychee and longan.
Variants and Related Words
- Rambutan (alternative spelling): The most common alternate spelling of the word.
- Rambut (Malay word): The Malay word for "hair," from which "rambotan" is derived, referring to the fruit's hairy appearance.
Synonyms
- Hairy lychee (informal descriptive term): A common name highlighting its similarity to the lychee.
- No synonyms for the botanical name: The specific tree species has no direct synonym.
Related Phrases
- A bunch of rambotans: The typical way to refer to a cluster of these fruits sold or growing together.
- She picked a ripe bunch of rambotans from the lower branches.
Related Idioms
- No common idioms: The word "rambotan" is a specific noun and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions in English.
Noun
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pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines
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Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit
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