carambola
[ kar-uh m-boh-luh ]
/ ˌkær əmˈboʊ lə /
noun
a tree, Averrhoa carambola, native to southeastern Asia, bearing deeply ridged, yellow-brown, edible fruit.
Also called star fruit.
the fruit itself.
Origin of carambola
1590–1600; < Portuguese < Marathi
karambal
Words nearby carambola
carafe,
caragana,
carageen,
caramanlis,
caramba,
carambola,
caramel,
caramelize,
carangid,
carangoid,
carapa
Example sentences from the Web for carambola
Now, we will not leave them, adds the wild man, till you have had a carambola boca de jarro!
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) |Abel Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for carambola
carambola
/ (ˌkærəmˈbəʊlə) /
noun
a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
Also called: star fruit
the smooth-skinned yellow fruit of this tree, which is star-shaped in cross section
Word Origin for carambola
C18: Spanish
carambola a sour greenish fruit, from Portuguese, from Marathi
karambal