Standard Lemma guide

durian

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/
  • UK: /ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪən/
  • US: /ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/
  • US: /ˈdʊə.ɹiˌɑn/
  • Singapore: /ˈd(j)u.ɹi.ɛn/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A barangay of San Fernando, Bukidnon, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A barangay of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A barangay of Picong, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1692, Robert Boyle, General Heads for the Natural History of a Country Great or Small, London: John Taylor and S. Hedford, “Enquiries for Suratte, &c.,” p. 96, Whether the Betele hath such a contrariety to the Durion, that a few Leaves of that, put to a whole Shopful of Durions, will make them all rot suddenly; and whether those that have surfeited on Durions, and thereby over-heated themselves, do, by laying a Leaf or two of Betele upon their Breasts or Stomachs, immediately cure the Inflammations, and Recover.

Meaning relationships

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: edible fruit

8

noun

Meaning 8

tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

History

Etymology

From Malay durian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of iwi, from Māori.

Across languages

Translations

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: durian — tree
  • Chinese Cantonese: 榴槤 /榴梿 — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榴連 /榴连 (liúlián) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榴蓮 /榴莲 (liúlián) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榴槤 /榴梿 (liúlián) — tree
  • Esperanto: duriujo — tree
  • Esperanto: duriarbo — tree
  • Finnish: durio — tree
  • Finnish: duriopuu — tree
  • Greek: δούριο (doúrio) — tree
  • Irish: dúraíoch sibhéideach — tree
  • Japanese: ドリアン (dorian) — tree
  • Jehai: dorɛn — tree
  • Polish: durian — tree
  • Polish: zybuczkowiec — tree
  • Ukrainian: дуріа́н (durián) — tree
  • Acehnese: driën — fruit
  • Afrikaans: doerian — fruit
  • Arabic: دُرْيَان (duryān) — fruit
  • Banyumasan: durèn — fruit
  • Belarusian: дурыя́н (duryján) — fruit
  • Bengali: দুরিয়ান (duriẏan) — fruit
  • Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh: dihan — fruit
  • Central Bikol: durian — fruit
  • Bulgarian: дуриа́н (durián) — fruit
  • Burmese: ဒူးရင်းသီး (du:rang:si:) — fruit
  • Catalan: durian — fruit
  • Cebuano: durian — fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 榴槤 /榴梿 — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榴連 /榴连 (liúlián) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榴蓮 /榴莲 (liúlián) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榴槤 /榴梿 (liúlián) — fruit
  • Czech: durian — fruit
  • Danish: durian — fruit
  • Central Dusun: tupolo — fruit
  • Dutch: doerian — fruit
  • Esperanto: durio — fruit
  • Estonian: durian — fruit
  • Finnish: durio — fruit
  • French: durian — fruit
  • Galician: durián — fruit
  • Georgian: დურიო (durio) — fruit
  • German: Durian — fruit
  • Greek: δούριο (doúrio) — fruit
  • Hebrew: דוריאן (durian) — fruit
  • Hindi: डुरियन (ḍuriyan) — fruit
  • Hungarian: durián — fruit
  • Icelandic: dáraaldin — fruit
  • Indonesian: durian — fruit
  • Irish: dúraíoch — fruit
  • Italian: durian — fruit
  • Japanese: ドリアン (dorian) — fruit
  • Javanese: durèn — fruit
  • Kapampangan: durian — fruit
  • Khmer: ទុរេន (tŭrén) — fruit
  • Komi-Permyak: дуриан (durian) — fruit
  • Komi-Zyrian: дуриан (durian) — fruit
  • Korean: 두리안 (durian) — fruit
  • Lak: дуриан (durian) — fruit
  • Lao: ທຸລຽນ (thu līan) — fruit
  • Latvian: duriāns — fruit
  • Lithuanian: durijus — fruit
  • Macedonian: ду́ријан (dúrijan) — fruit
  • Brunei Malay: durian — fruit
  • Malay: دوريان — fruit
  • Malay: durian — fruit
  • Maltese: durjan — fruit
  • Marathi: ड्युरियन (ḍyuriyan) — fruit
  • Western Mari: дуриан (durian) — fruit
  • Central Melanau: dian — fruit
  • Tagal Murut: pokilahan — fruit
  • Tagal Murut: ratu — fruit
  • Nepali: डुरियन (ḍuriyan) — fruit
  • Norwegian: durian — fruit
  • Persian: دوریان (duriân) — fruit
  • Persian: خارگیل (xârgil) — fruit
  • Polish: durian — fruit
  • Portuguese: durião — fruit
  • Portuguese: durio — fruit
  • Russian: дуриа́н (durián) — fruit
  • Rwanda-Rundi: duriyani — fruit
  • Sebop: pak — fruit
  • Somali: canuuni — fruit
  • Spanish: durián — fruit
  • Spanish: durian — fruit
  • Spanish: durión — fruit
  • Sundanese: kadu — fruit
  • Sundanese: duren — fruit
  • Swahili: duriani — fruit
  • Swedish: durian — fruit
  • Tagalog: durian — fruit
  • Tagalog: duryan — fruit
  • Tamil: முள்நாறி (muḷnāṟi) — fruit
  • Tamil: துரியான் (turiyāṉ) — fruit
  • Thai: ทุเรียน (tú-riian) — fruit
  • Turkish: durian — fruit
  • Udmurt: дуриан (durian) — fruit
  • Ukrainian: дуріа́н (durián) — fruit
  • Uyghur: دۇريان (duryan) — fruit
  • Vietnamese: sầu riêng — fruit
  • Vietnamese: tu rên — fruit
  • Waray-Waray: durian — fruit
  • Yiddish: דוריאַן (duryan) — fruit