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Rambutan

rambutan (hairy tropical fruit)

noun ram-BOO-tahn Rare
Food & Drink Fruits

Origin: from Malay rambut (hair)

Usage Note

Rambutan is sold in German supermarkets and Asian grocery stores; it is treated as masculine like most imported tropical fruit names. Rambutans are typically eaten fresh, the flesh scooped from the hairy red shell.

Examples

"Ich habe zum ersten Mal Rambutan probiert und war begeistert von dem süßen Fruchtfleisch."

Natural Translation

I tried rambutan for the first time and was impressed by the sweet flesh.

Literal Translation

I have for the first time rambutan tried and was excited by the sweet fruit-flesh.

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