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dragon fruit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɹæɡ.ən ˌfɹuːt/ (UK)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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dragonfruit alternative lexicographic
dragon fruits Number=Plur lexicographic

Descendants

drakenvrucht · แก้วมังกร

Synonyms

pitaya (fruit of certain cacti) · strawberry pear (fruit of certain cacti)

Translations (87)

es pitayo (fruit) · nl drakenvrucht (fruit) · nan-hbl 火龍果 /火龙果 (fruit) · jv woh naga (fruit) · pt fruta-do-dragão (fruit) · km ស្រការនាគ (fruit) · vi thanh long (fruit) · th แก้วมังกร (fruit) · de Pitahaya (fruit) · hus tsatsaʼ (fruit) · nl pitaya (fruit) · gu પિતાયા (fruit) · pt rainha-da-noite (fruit) · kn ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್ ಹಣ್ಣು (fruit) · ko 용과 (fruit) · ja ドラゴンフルーツ (fruit) · cmn 龍珠果 /龙珠果 (fruit) · fr pitaya (fruit) · ru пита́йя (fruit) · is drekaávöxtur (fruit) · fi pitaya (fruit) · gu ડ્રેગનફ્રુટ (fruit) · fi lohikäärmehedelmä (fruit) · ru драко́ний фрукт (fruit) · ga dragantoradh (fruit) · eo drakofrukto (fruit) · km ស្រកានាគ (fruit) · de Pitaya (fruit) · fr pitahaya (fruit) · es pitahaya (fruit) · bg пита́я (fruit) · ja ピタヤ (fruit) · af draakvrug (fruit) · es fruta del dragón (fruit) · su buah naga (fruit) · ms buah naga (fruit) · pl pitaja (fruit) · bn পিতায়া (fruit) · kk питахайя (fruit) · khb ᦶᦂᧁᧉᦙᧂᦂᦸᧃ (fruit) · lo ໝາກມັງກອນ (fruit) · pl smoczy owoc (fruit) · nch chacha (fruit) · es pitajaya (fruit) · ar فَاكِهَة تِنِّين (fruit) · yua woob (fruit) · yue 火龍果 /火龙果 (fruit) · mrj питайя (fruit) · ko 피타야 (fruit) · my နဂါးမောက် (fruit) · af pitaja (fruit) · pt dama-da-noite (fruit) · sv pitaya (fruit) · hak 火龍果 /火龙果 (fruit) · udm питайя (fruit) · tcy ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್ ಪರ್ಂದ್ (fruit) · pt pitaia (fruit) · nci tzaponochtli (fruit) · lbe питайя (fruit) · gl pitaia (fruit) · tr pitaya (fruit) · lv pitaija (fruit) · sv pitahaya (fruit) · it frutto del drago (fruit) · ru питаха́йя (fruit) · ru пита́хайя (fruit) · es pitaya (fruit) · sv drakfrukt (fruit) · uk пітайя (fruit) · tl pitaya (fruit) · el φρούτο του δράκου (fruit) · fi pitahaya (fruit) · nch bidxí (fruit) · ta டிராகன் பழம் (fruit) · cmn 火龍果 /火龙果 (fruit) · id buah naga (fruit) · uk пітахайя (fruit) · nhw chacha (fruit) · ml ഡ്രാഗൺ പഴം (fruit) · sl pitaja (fruit) · mn луу жимс (fruit) · hu pitaja (fruit) · fr fruit du dragon (fruit) · de Drachenfrucht (fruit) · nhe chacha (fruit) · te పిటాయ (fruit) · my နဂါးမောက်သီး (fruit)

wikipedia: Azure Dragon · wikidata: Q232755