longan
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Longan fruits
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒŋɡən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔŋɡən/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋɡən/
Noun
longan (plural longans)
- An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- The fruit from the longan tree.
Synonyms
Translations
tree
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fruit
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Further reading
longan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dimocarpus longan on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dimocarpus longan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
longan
- accusative singular of longa
Finnish
Noun
longan
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally, “dragon's eye”).
Noun
longan m
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally “dragon’s eye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
longan (Jawi spelling لوڠن, plural longan-longan, informal 1st possessive longanku, 2nd possessive longanmu, 3rd possessive longannya)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
longan m (plural longans)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally “dragon’s eye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
longan m (plural lónganes)
- longan (Dimocarpus longan)
- Synonyms: ojo de dragón, limoncillo chino