rambutan

ram·bu·tan

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ram-boot-n]
- /ræmˈbut n/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ram-boot-n]
- /ræmˈbut n/

Definitions of rambutan word

noun rambutan the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste. 1
noun rambutan the tree itself. 1
noun rambutan a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit 0
noun rambutan the fruit of this tree 0
noun rambutan the red or yellow, spiny, egg-shaped, edible fruit of a Malayan tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family 0
noun rambutan the tree 0

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Origin of rambutan

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < Malay, equivalent to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix

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rambutan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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