longan

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English

Longan fruits

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Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).

Pronunciation

Noun

longan (plural longans)

  1. An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
  2. The fruit from the longan tree.

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Adjective

longan

  1. accusative singular of longa

Finnish

Noun

longan

  1. genitive singular of lonka

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally, “dragon's eye”).

Noun

longan m

  1. longan (Dimocarpus longan)

Malay

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Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally, “dragon's eye”).

Noun

longan (Jawi spelling لوڠن, plural longan-longan, informal 1st possessive longanku, 2nd possessive longanmu, 3rd possessive longannya)

  1. longan

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

longan m (plural longans)

  1. longan (fruit of the longan tree)
    Synonym: longana
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