Meanings
nounMalay apple (plural Malay apples)
plural Malay apples
- A myrtaceous tree (Syzygium malaccense) native to Malaysia and Australia, or the fruit of this tree.First known use 19th c.
A romance must have begun very gradually, beneath the bushy-topped Malay apple trees of the church square […].
1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 141Synonyms: kavika, mountain apple, nakavika, ohia, pommerac, pomarrosa, rose apple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA myrtaceous tree (Syzygium malaccense) native to Malaysia and Australia, or the fruit of this tree.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 马六甲蒲桃
- 马六甲蒲桃Translations
Dutch djamboe bol
- djamboe bolTranslations
Finnish malakanjambolaani
- malakanjambolaaniTranslations
French jambosier rouge, pomme d'eau
- jambosier rougeTranslations
- pomme d'eauTranslations
German Wasserapfel
- WasserapfelTranslations
Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa, ʻōhiʻa ʻai
- ʻōhiʻaTranslations
- ʻōhiʻa ʻaiTranslations
Indonesian jambu bol
- jambu bolTranslations
Malay jambu bol
- jambu bolTranslations
Māori kahika
- kahikaTranslations
Portuguese jambo-vermelho
- jambo-vermelhoTranslations
Russian малайское яблоко
- малайское яблоко (malajskoje jabloko)Translations
Spanish manzana de agua, pomarrosa
- manzana de aguaTranslations
- pomarrosaTranslations
- poma rosaTranslations
Vietnamese điều đỏ
- điều đỏTranslations
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APA
Malay apple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20apple
MLA
“Malay apple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20apple. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malay apple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20apple.
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