noun
Meaning 1
A tree species native to southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
carambola
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Pronunciation
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/ˌkæɹəmˈbəʊlə/
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rhymes with -əʊlə
noun
Meaning 2
The fruit of this tree, commonly known as star fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese gooseberry, star fruit
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: star fruit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edible fruit
noun
Meaning 5
East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fruit tree
History
Etymology
Presumably from Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), via Portuguese.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: caramboler — tree
- Finnish: karambola — tree
- Galician: caramboleira — tree
- Polish: oskomian pospolity — tree
- Polish: karambola — tree
- Spanish: carambolo — tree
- Tamil: தமரத்தை (tamarattai) — tree
- Ukrainian: карамбо́ла (karambóla) — tree
- Vietnamese: khế — tree