English Explanatory Dictionary

longan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
  2. The fruit from the longan tree.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒŋɡən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longan.wav /ˈlɔŋɡən/ /ˈlɑŋɡən/

Word forms

longan longans lungan

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).

Synonyms

dragon's eye

Translations

Burmese: တောကြက်မောက် Chinese Cantonese: 龍眼樹 /龙眼树 Hakka Chinese: 牛眼樹 /牛眼树 Chinese Mandarin: 龍眼樹 /龙眼树 Esperanto: longano Finnish: longaani French: longanier Japanese: リュウガン Khmer: មៀន Mongolian: лууны нүд Portuguese: longana Russian: лонга́н Spanish: longuián Spanish: longan Tày: mác cại lái Thai: ลำไย Vietnamese: nhãn Zhuang: faexnganx
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