First Known Use: 1707
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rambutan
noun ram·bu·tan \ram-ˈbü-tən\
Definition of RAMBUTAN
: a bright red spiny Malayan fruit closely related to the lychee; also : a tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family that bears this fruit
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Malay
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