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longan

/ˈlɒŋɡən/US/ˈlɔŋɡən/

longan noun: an evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.

longan: an evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China
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Noun

longan (plural longans)

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

longan meaning in Tagalog, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

longan in Tagalog

fruit
gingging

longan in Indonesian

fruit
lengkeng, kelengkeng

longan in Thai

tree
ลำไย lam-yai
fruit
ลำไย lam-yai

longan in Vietnamese

tree
nhãn
fruit
nhãn
More languagesFewer languages
longan in Myanmar
တောကြက်မောက် tau:krakmauk, ကြက်မောက်သီး krakmauksi:

Synonyms of longan

Forms of longan

plurallongans
alternative formlungan

Origin of longan

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

Questions about longan

What does longan mean?
Longan means an evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
What is longan in Tagalog?
Longan in Tagalog is gingging. See Longan meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is longan?
Longan is a noun.
How do you pronounce longan?
Longan is pronounced /ˈlɒŋɡən/ (UK).
What is the plural of longan?
The plural of longan is longans.

Words near longan in the dictionary

  1. longae
  2. longaeval
  3. longaevous
  4. longage
  5. longages
  6. longan
  7. Longanapan
  8. longanimity
  9. longanimous
  10. longanimously
  11. longanisa

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