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lansa

lansa

9.9
A small yellow fruit like a berry with a sweet-tart taste from Southeast Asia
  • noun
  • Indian
: lansa
  • The ripe lansa is prized for its sweet-tart flavor in many Southeast Asian dishes.

Examples

  • We tasted the unique, tangy taste of lansa during our trip to Indonesia.

  • She bought a basket of fresh lansas from the local market.

  • I love eating lansa during the summer.

  • The lansa tree produces fruit every year.

  • The ripe lansa is prized for its sweet-tart flavor in many Southeast Asian dishes.

  • She bought a basket of fresh lansas from the local market.

  • We tasted the unique, tangy taste of lansa during our trip to Indonesia.

Synonyms

lansat
vslansa
  • Indian
9.9

A small round fruit with tart yellow flesh like a berry

is the common East Indian fruit term stressing cultivation and edibility
lanseh
vslansa
  • Indian
9.9

A yellow sour fruit like a grape or grapefruit

is the more local East Indian name focusing on common cultivation
lanset
vslansa
  • Indian
9.9

A small tart yellow fruit from East India like a berry

is about the cultivated edible use rather than just native origin

Surface Forms

lansa singular
lansas plural

Etymology

Lansa comes from a local Southeast Asian name for a small, yellow fruit grown in places like Indonesia and nearby islands. Think of it as a 'tart, yellow berry' — that simple image helps you remember that lansa refers to this edible, tangy fruit.