ketembilla
- noun
- Indian
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ketembilla
- The ketembilla is prized in India for making delicious preserves and jams.
Examples
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She tasted the tart-sweet pulp of the ripe ketembilla for the first time.
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Local markets often sell fresh ketembillas during the peak harvest season.
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The ketembilla is delicious.
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I bought some fresh ketembilla at the market.
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During the summer, the local fruit vendor offers fresh ketembillas that are perfect for making preserves.
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The tart-sweet flavor of the ripe ketembilla makes it a favorite ingredient in traditional Indian recipes.
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In India, many people enjoy the unique taste of ketembillas in homemade jams and desserts.
Synonyms
A dark purple fruit from India with tart and sweet purple pulp that people use in preserves
A dark purple fruit like a small gooseberry that tastes tart and sweet
A small spiny shrub from India and Sri Lanka that produces dark red, tart fruit like a gooseberry
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Etymology
Ketembilla is the local name for a maroon-purple fruit from Sri Lanka and India that tastes tart and sweet, much like a 'gooseberry'. So, thinking of the fruit's colour and taste helps you remember that ketembilla means the fruit often used to make jams.