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bilimbi

bilimbi

9.9
A tree that produces very sour green fruit used in cooking
  • noun
  • Indian
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  • The bilimbi is prized in Southeast Asian cuisine for its sharp, acidic flavor.

Examples

  • She used bilimbi to add a tangy note to the fish curry.

  • A mature bilimbi tree can produce hundreds of fruits every year.

  • The bilimbi tree is known for its sour fruit.

  • Have you ever tried bilimbi in a salad?

  • She used bilimbi to add a tangy note to the fish curry.

  • A mature bilimbi tree can produce hundreds of fruits every year.

  • The bilimbi is prized in Southeast Asian cuisine for its sharp, acidic flavor.

Synonyms

Averrhoa bilimbi
vsbilimbi
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tropical tree that makes very sour cucumber-shaped fruit used in cooking

is the common everyday name used in cooking rather than the scientific term

Compounds

Averrhoa bilimbi
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tropical tree that makes very sour cucumber-shaped fruit used in cooking

Surface Forms

bilimbi singular
bilimbis plural

Etymology

Bilimbi comes from Malay belimbing, a name for similar tropical fruits and often used as belimbing asam, which means 'sour belimbing'. Traders carried the name into European languages, so bilimbi now refers to the very sour green fruit used in cooking.