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Durian
//ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A barangay of San Fernando, Bukidnon, Philippines.
- 2 A barangay of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
- 3 A barangay of Picong, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
Noun
- 1 Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia. countable, uncountable
- 2 huge fruit native to southeastern Asia ‘smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven’; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts wordnet
- 3 The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor. countable, uncountable
"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, 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 Stomachs, immediately cure the Inflammations, and Recover."
- 4 tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind wordnet
- 5 A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow). uncountable
Etymology
From Malay durian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of iwi, from Māori.
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