different between rambutan vs lychee

Brunei Malay

Etymology

rambut +? -an (compare Malay rambutan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ram.bu.tan/
• (Kedayan) IPA^(key): /am.bu.tan/

Noun

rambutan

1. rambutan, fruit of the tropical tree Nephelium lappaceum

See also

• maritam

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay rambutan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ram?bu?tan

Noun

rambutan

1. the rambutan tree (Nephelium lappaceum)
2. the fruit of this tree

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rambutan, English usage first attested 1707.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [?am?bj??t?n]
• (General American) IPA^(key): [?æm?bu?t?n]

Noun

rambutan (plural rambutans)

1. A tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia.
2. The fruit of this tree.

Translations

Anagrams

• antumbra

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rambutan or rambut +? -an.

Noun

rambutan (first-person possessive rambutanku, second-person possessive rambutanmu, third-person possessive rambutannya)

1. rambutan (fruit)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rambutan.

Noun

rambutan m

1. rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)

Malay

Etymology

rambut +? -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [räm.bo.tän], [räm.bu.tän]
• Rhymes: -otan, -utan, -tan, -an

Noun

rambutan (Jawi spelling ??????? or ????????, plural rambutan-rambutan, informal 1st possessive rambutanku, impolite 2nd possessive rambutanmu, 3rd possessive rambutannya)

1. rambutan (fruit)

See also

• lotong, pulasan, redan

Further reading

• “rambutan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Malay rambutan.

Noun

rambutan

1. rambutan (fruit)

English

Alternative forms

• lichee, lichi

Etymology

From Cantonese ?? (lai⁶ zi¹). Doublet of litchi

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?la??t??i?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?lit?i?/

Noun

lychee (plural lychees)

1. The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
2. That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.
3. A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).

Translations

References

• The OED lists this as a variant of litchi.
• Webster’s Third New International lists this as a variant of litchi.

Anagrams

• leechy