rambutan

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Borrowed from Malay rambutan, English usage first attested 1707.

Ve have here, you see, zee Lansat, Mangosteen, Rambutan, Jack, Jambon, Blimbing ant many ozers--but zee queen of fruits is zee Durian. — Blown to Bits; or, The Lonely Man of Rakata, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
The durian, mangustin, rambutan, proya, chabi, kachang, timon, jambu, kniban, beside the nanka or jack, tamarind, pomplemose, orange, lemon, and citron, all the kindred varieties of the plantain, banana, melon, annanas, pomegranate, &c., are found on Borneo. — The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: For the Suppression of Piracy, Henry, Sir Keppel

rambotan, rambutan tree, Nephelium lappaceum

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