longan
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- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈlɒŋɡən/
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/ˈlɒŋɡən/ · /ˈlɔŋɡən/ · /ˈlɑŋɡən/
Definition of longan
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
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noun
- An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- The fruit from the longan tree.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).
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