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carambola

car·am·bo·la [ ˌker-əm-ˈbō-lə]

carambola

noun

[ˌker-əm-ˈbō-lə]

Definition of carambola

1 : a 5-angled green to yellow tropical fruit of star-shaped cross section

— called also star fruit

2 : a tropical tree (Averrhoa carambola) of the wood-sorrel family that is native to southeastern Asia and is widely cultivated for carambolas

Recent Examples on the Web

//This tropical fruit, also known as carambola, comes in sweet and tart varieties and has a juicy texture similar to pineapple.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, "Hemorrhoids: Dangers, treatments and prevention," 4 July 2017
//In addition to the assortment of natives, including gumbo limbo, dwarf firebush and Florida slash pine, the city has added an assortment of fruit trees: mango, lychee and carambola, or starfruit.
— Elizabeth Roberts, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Volunteers ready to plant during Oakland Park tree giveaway," 15 June 2017
//And everyone can try 40 varieties of Brazil’s exotic fruits like caju, acai, carambola, caqui, goiaba and maracuja, often squeezed into Brazil’s delicious juices (sucos in Portuguese).
— The Associated Press, New York Times, "Sign Up for the Sports Newsletter," 14 May 2016

First Known Use of carambola

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for carambola

borrowed from Portuguese, probably borrowed from a Konkani equivalent of Marathi karambala, going back to a derivative of Sanskrit karmara- "the fruit or tree Averrhoa carambola" (as karmaraṅga- or karmaphala- —with phalaṃ "fruit"), of uncertain origin

Note: The Marathi word is recorded in J. T. Molesworth's A Dictionary, Marathi and English (Bombay, 1857), along with the variants kamarakha, karamara, karamaḷa.

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