"carambola" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkæɹəmˈbəʊlə/ Forms: carambolas [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: Presumably from Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), via Portuguese. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mr|करंबळ}} Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), {{bor|en|pt|-}} Portuguese Head templates: {{en-noun}} carambola (plural carambolas)
  1. A tree species native of southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola. Categories (lifeform): Oxalidales order plants
    Sense id: en-carambola-en-noun-U9YLeMuz Disambiguation of Oxalidales order plants: 85 12 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 76 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 76 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 76 11 13
  2. The fruit of this tree, more commonly known as star fruit. Translations (tree): caramboler [masculine] (Catalan), karambola (Finnish), caramboleira [feminine] (Galician), carambolo [masculine] (Spanish), карамбо́ла (karambóla) [feminine] (Ukrainian), khế (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-carambola-en-noun-WnPJVSlZ Disambiguation of 'tree': 44 56 0
  3. A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.
    Sense id: en-carambola-en-noun-Xr9c05gx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caramboxin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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