rambutan

• Substantiv, das die tropische Frucht eines Baums aus der Familie der Seifenbaumgewächse bezeichnet, mit leuchtend roter, stacheliger Schale und saftigem, süß-säuerlichem Fruchtfleisch, heimisch in Malaysia und Südostasien.

A noun referring to a tropical fruit with a bright red, spiny outer shell and a pleasantly acidic, sweet flesh, native to Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

1. Tropical fruitB1formal

   A bright red or yellowish fruit with soft, hair-like spines on its skin, native to Southeast Asia.

   Tropische Frucht

   • Rambutan is often compared to lychee because of its similar taste.
   • She peeled the rambutan to reveal the juicy white flesh inside.
   • Rambutan trees thrive in humid tropical climates.

2. B1formal

   The tropical tree (Nephelium lappaceum) that produces rambutan fruit.

   Rambutan-Baum

   • The rambutan tree can grow up to 20 meters tall.
   • Farmers cultivate rambutan trees for their valuable fruit.
   • The rambutan tree has dark green leaves and produces clusters of fruit.