rambutan

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Malay:

rambutan

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noun

  1. the edible fruit of the tree Nephelium lappaceum, which has sweet, translucent white flesh and a thick, red and yellow skin covered in characteristic hair-like protrusions. It is a close relative of the less common pulasan, and also more distantly related to the lychee and longan.

    2. Quirky offerings bode well for the adventurous diner, though the more conservative would probably blanch at appetisers such as the Whacky Rambutan ($8.90).

    — 2007 June 2, Eveline Gan. Today, "The cheesecake specialist". p.25

  2. the tree Nephelium lappaceum

    3. In her spare time, she chops firewood, and tends to about 100 durian, rambutan and jackfruit trees in her backyard.

    — 2015 October 17. Today, "Drink stall lady hails Ubin’s kampung lifestyle". p.7

    ... the area where Han Wai Toon had his rambutan orchard — Old Upper Thomson Road — was also the site of the first Singapore Grand Prix. Every place has history ...

    — 2016 September 27, Vanessa Tai (quoting Oh Yong Hwee). Today, "BEARING FRUIT". p.31


related:

pulasan longan mata kucing

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nature cuisine