rambutan
noun
ram·bu·tan
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Definition of rambutan
: a bright red spiny Malayan fruit closely related to the lychee
also
: a tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family that bears this fruit
Examples of rambutan in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Follow local farmers into the plantation where cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper trees grow, and sample tropical fruits like custard apple, star fruit, and rambutan. — National Geographic, "Africa by Private Jet," 12 June 2019 Kiwano and cherimoya and rambutan, oh my! The produce aisle has never been so overrun with funky, exotic and otherwise unusual fruit. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, "Your guide to your store’s funky fruits: What’s good, how to eat them," 13 June 2018 Each Flavor Finder will receive a $2,000 stipend to travel to their flavor destination of choice, whether that’s to China for rambutan, Buenos Aires for Rioja, Turkey for pistachios, or California for apricots. — Melissa Locker, Time, "This Company Wants You to Travel the World as a Professional ‘Flavor Finder'," 4 Apr. 2018 Catalina opened her basket and saw the ingredients were a tower of doughnuts, rambutans (a tropical fruit covered in soft barbs that tastes like a lychee) and ricotta cheese — Carlos Frías, miamiherald, "She made them doughnut ice cream. They gave her $10,000," 4 Oct. 2017 An indicative moment: audiences are asked to sit on the floor in a room and reflect on context-free statistics projected on the wall, then handed a snack of rambutan. — Chicago Reader, "Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see," 25 Oct. 2017 Dessert, in keeping with tradition, consists solely of fresh fruit, and the $6 plate of jackfruit, rambutan and lychee makes a fine finale. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "HaiSous review: Vietnamese restaurant in Pilsen showcases owners' brilliance, resiliency," 28 July 2017 Those fruit could be everything from the melon-like dragonfruit flesh found under its scaly red and green peel, to the hairy rambutan, to the odiferous smell and sweet, custardy texture of the durian. — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, "Cleveland's Asian food ambassadors, Andy and Jessie Ng, take you on a tour around the plate," 26 July 2017 And what about kohlrabi, cardoon, pomelos, rambutan or cherimoya? — Kim Boatman, The Mercury News, "Home Plates: Two terrific slaws for summer," 29 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rambutan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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