Etymology

rambutan

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Today it means: A tree of species Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia. Full definition →

First used 1707Malay rambutan
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The story

  1. Malay · borrowed fromrambutan
  2. English todayrambutan

From Malay rambutan, from rambut (“hair”) + -an (“forming nouns”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 1707 The edible fruit of this tree.

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