rambutan

• Nom désignant un fruit tropical à l'écorce rouge vif couverte de pointes souples, à la chair juteuse, sucrée et légèrement acidulée, originaire de Malaisie et d'Asie du Sud-Est.

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.

   Ramboutan

   • 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.

   Ramboutanier (arbre)

   • 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.