dragon fruit
UK/ˈdɹæɡ.ən ˌfɹuːt/
dragon fruit noun: the fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.
Noun
dragon fruit (plural dragon fruits)
- The fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.
- Synonyms:
- pitaya, strawberry pear
dragon fruit meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
dragon fruit in Tamil
- fruit
- டிராகன் பழம் ṭirākaṉ paḻam
dragon fruit in Bengali
- fruit
- পিতায়া pitaẏa
dragon fruit in Telugu
- fruit
- పిటాయ piṭāya
dragon fruit in Malayalam
- fruit
- ഡ്രാഗൺ പഴം ḍrāgaṇ paḻaṁ
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- dragon fruit in Kannada
- ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್ ಹಣ್ಣು ḍryāgan haṇṇu
- dragon fruit in Gujarati
- ડ્રેગનફ્રુટ ḍregnaphruṭ, પિતાયા pitāyā
- dragon fruit in Tagalog
- pitaya
- dragon fruit in Arabic
- فَاكِهَة تِنِّين fākihat tinnīn
- dragon fruit in Malay
- buah naga
- dragon fruit in Indonesian
- buah naga
- dragon fruit in Thai
- แก้วมังกร gɛ̂ɛo-mang-gɔɔn
- dragon fruit in Vietnamese
- thanh long
- dragon fruit in Myanmar
- နဂါးမောက် na.ga:mauk, နဂါးမောက်သီး na.ga:mauksi:
Synonyms of dragon fruit
Forms of dragon fruit
| plural | dragon fruits |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dragonfruit |
Origin of dragon fruit
From dragon + fruit; most likely a calque or literal translation of a term in a Southeast Asian language (compare Chinese 火龍果 /火龙果 (huǒlóngguǒ, literally “fiery dragon fruit”). Initial English texts cite Vietnamese thanh long; however, this was constructed differently, being a Sino-Vietnamese term for "Azure Dragon" (青龍) re-used to reference the green, "unripe" color of the fruit. First attributed in 1963.
Questions about dragon fruit
- What does dragon fruit mean?
- Dragon fruit means the fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.
- What is dragon fruit in Tamil?
- Dragon fruit in Tamil is டிராகன் பழம் (ṭirākaṉ paḻam). See Dragon fruit meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dragon fruit?
- Dragon fruit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dragon fruit?
- Dragon fruit is pronounced /ˈdɹæɡ.ən ˌfɹuːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dragon fruit?
- The plural of dragon fruit is dragon fruits.
Words near dragon fruit in the dictionary
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