"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: 67 30 2
  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)
    Sense id: en-carambola-en-noun-WnPJVSlZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 76 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 84 4 Disambiguation of 'tree': 44 56 0
  3. A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.
    Sense id: en-carambola-en-noun-Xr9c05gx

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