durian
UK/ˈdʊə.ɹɪən//ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/
durian noun: any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
Noun
durian (countable and uncountable, plural durians)
- Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
- The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
- Whether the Betele hath such a contrariety to the Durion, that a few Leaves of that, put to a whole Shopful of Durions, will make them all rot suddenly; and whether those that have surfeited on Durions, and thereby over-heated themselves, do, by laying a Leaf or two of Betele upon their Breasts or...1692, Robert Boyle, General Heads for the Natural History of a Country Great or Small, London: John Taylor and S. Hedford, “Enquiries for Suratte, &c.,” p. 96
- The Mangosteen, Lansat, Rambutan, Jack, Jambou, and Blimbing, are all abundant; but most abundant and most esteemed is the Durian, a fruit about which very little is known in England, but which both by natives and Europeans in the Malay Archipelago is reckoned superior to all others.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 116
- A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).
Proper noun capitalized: Durian
Durian
- A barangay of San Fernando, Bukidnon, Philippines.
- A barangay of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Picong, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
durian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
durian in Hindi
- fruit
- डुरियन ḍuriyan
durian in Tamil
- fruit
- முள்நாறி muḷnāṟi, துரியான் turiyāṉ
durian in Marathi
- fruit
- ड्युरियन ḍyuriyan
durian in Bengali
- fruit
- দুরিয়ান duriẏan
More languagesFewer languages
- durian in Nepali
- डुरियन ḍuriyan
- durian in Tagalog
- durian, duryan
- durian in Arabic
- دُرْيَان duryān
- durian in Malay
- durian
- durian in Indonesian
- durian
- durian in Persian
- دوریان duriân, خارگیل xârgil
- durian in Thai
- ทุเรียน tú-riian
- durian in Vietnamese
- sầu riêng, tu rên
- durian in Myanmar
- ဒူးရင်းသီး du:rang:si:
Examples of durian in a sentence
- Prized for its bright yellow, bittersweet flesh, Mao Shan Wang was a best-selling durian this year.
- I told him to go to Woodlands to buy durian for me.
- But he some more said-ah, he got see people selling durian in Bukit Timah.
Forms of durian
| plural | durians |
|---|---|
| alternative form | durion |
| alternative form (obsolete) | darion |
| alternative form (obsolete) | dorian |
| alternative form (obsolete) | durean |
| alternative form (obsolete) | duryoen |
Origin of durian
From Malay durian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of iwi, from Māori.
Questions about durian
- What does durian mean?
- Durian means any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
- What is durian in Hindi?
- Durian in Hindi is डुरियन (ḍuriyan). See Durian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is durian?
- Durian can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce durian?
- Durian is pronounced /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of durian?
- The plural of durian is durians.
Words near durian in the dictionary
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