Phrase guide

wax apple

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a tropical plant, Syzygium samarangense, bearing an edible fruit

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noun

Meaning 2

the fruit of this plant

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: tambis — plant
  • Cebuano: makopa — plant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (lin4 mou6) — plant
  • Hakka Chinese: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (lien-vu, lièn-vu) — plant
  • Hakka Chinese: 蒜果 (son-kó) — plant
  • Hakka Chinese: 茶泡 (chhà-phau) — plant
  • Chinese: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (zh-min-nan) — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (liánwù) — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋蒲桃 (yángpútáo) — plant
  • French: jamalac — plant
  • French: jamalaquier — plant
  • German: Javaapfel — plant
  • German: Rosenapfel — plant
  • German: Wachsapfel — plant
  • Russian: ява́нское я́блоко (javánskoje jábloko) — plant
  • Spanish: yambo — plant
  • Spanish: manzana de Java — plant
  • Vietnamese: mận — plant
  • Vietnamese: roi — plant
  • Central Bikol: tambis — fruit
  • Cebuano: makopa — fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (lin4 mou6) — fruit
  • Hakka Chinese: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (lien-vu, lièn-vu) — fruit
  • Hakka Chinese: 蒜果 (son-kó) — fruit
  • Hakka Chinese: 茶泡 (chhà-phau) — fruit
  • Chinese: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (zh-min-nan) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓮霧 /莲雾 (liánwù) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋蒲桃 (yángpútáo) — fruit
  • French: jamalac — fruit
  • German: Javaapfel — fruit
  • Indonesian: jambu semarang — fruit
  • Kanakanabu: maʼacunu — fruit
  • Korean: 자바애플 (jabaaepeul) — fruit
  • Malay: jambu madu — fruit
  • Mussau-Emira: kaviu — fruit
  • Spanish: manzana de agua — fruit
  • Spanish: pomarrosa — fruit
  • Tagalog: makopa — fruit
  • Vietnamese: mận — fruit
  • Vietnamese: roi — fruit