Meanings
plural longans · alternative lungan
- An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
Synonyms: dragon's eye
- The fruit from the longan tree.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
More synonyms by meaning
nountree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
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Origin
- Cantonese龍眼 /龙眼
- Englishlongan
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).
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Chinese Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼, 龍眼樹 /龙眼树
- 龍眼 /龙眼fruit
- 龍眼樹 /龙眼树 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵ syu⁶)tree
Chinese Mandarin 龍眼 /龙眼, 桂圓 /桂圆
- 龍眼 /龙眼 (lóngyǎn)fruit
- 桂圓 /桂圆 (guìyuán)fruit
- 龍眼樹 /龙眼树 (lóngyǎnshù)tree
Esperanto longano, longano
- longanofruit
- longanotree
Finnish longaani, longaani
- longaanifruit
- longaanitree
French longane, longanier
- longanefruit
- longaniertree
Indonesian lengkeng, kelengkeng
- lengkengfruit
- kelengkengfruit
Japanese 竜眼, リュウガン
- 竜眼 (ryūgan)fruit
- リュウガン (ryūgan)tree
Korean 롱간
- 롱간 (ronggan)fruit
Portuguese longana, longan
- longanafruit
- longanfruit
- longanatree
Russian лонга́н, лонга́н
- лонга́н (longán)fruit
- лонга́н (longán)tree
Spanish longuián, ojo de dragón
- longuiánfruit
- ojo de dragónfruit
- longanfruit
- longuiántree
- longantree
Tagalog gingging
- ginggingfruit
Thai ลำไย, ลำไย
- ลำไย (lam-yai)fruit
- ลำไย (lam-yai)tree
Vietnamese nhãn, nhãn
- nhãnfruit
- nhãntree
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with longan
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Cite this entry
longan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longan
“longan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longan.
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