noun
Meaning 1
A tree, Averrhoa bilimbi, related to the carambola.
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bilimbi
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noun
Meaning 2
The fruit of the tree.
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noun
Meaning 3
East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Averrhoa bilimbi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fruit tree
History
Etymology
From Averrhoa bilimbi, from Malay belimbing (“star fruit”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bengali: বিলিম্বি (bilimbi) — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Central Bikol: iba — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Cebuano: iba — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Dhivehi: ބިލިމަގު (bilimagu) — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Indonesian: belimbing buluh — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Javanese: belimbing wuluh — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Malay: belimbing sayur — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Tagalog: kamyas — Averrhoa bilimbi
- Thai: ตะลิงปลิง (dtà-ling-bpling) — Averrhoa bilimbi