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