RAMBUTAN


Meaning of RAMBUTAN in English

ramˈbüt ə n noun

or ram·bo·tan or ram·boe·tan or ram·bou·tan ˈrambəˌtan ; also ram·bus·tan -bəˌstan

( -s )

Etymology: Malay rambutan, from rambut hair; from the hairy integument of the fruit

1. : a bright red oval Malayan fruit that has a pleasant acid pulp and is covered with long soft spines

2. : a tree ( Nephelium lappaceum ) that is closely related to the litchi and bears fruits which are rambutans

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