Fruit
rambutan
Photo description: Photos of a round red fruit with distinct big pink-green tendrils that look like hair. When opened, shows a fleshy white interior with a oval seed.
| English | rambutan |
| Scientific | Nephelium lappaceum |
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Hong Kong
Cantonese |
紅毛丹、韶子、毛荔枝
hung4 mou4 daan1, siu4 zi2, mou4 lai6 zi1 |
| Teochew |
紅毛丹
ang mo dua, ang mo dang/ang5 mo5 dang1 |
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Taiwan
Mandarin |
紅毛丹, 毛荔枝
ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄢ , ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ |
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China
Mandarin |
红毛丹，毛荔枝，韶子，红毛果，红毛胆
Hóng máo dān, máo lìzhī, sháo zi, hóng máo guǒ, hóng máo dǎn |
| Japanese |
ランブータン
ranbūtan |
| Malay |
rambutan
رمبوتن |
| Tagalog | rambutan |
Taste
sweet
Weight
🥜
Length
🔑
Disambiguation
Rambutans "originated somewhere in Southeast Asia (probably in the Malay Archipelago)" so it's fitting that the Malay term is the term of choice. And guess what, the "rambut" from "rambutan" in Malay means hair, which is befitting of the fruit's appearance.
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