durian
/ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.58 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
Countable; Uncountable
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A barangay of San Fernando, Bukidnon, Philippines.
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A barangay of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
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A barangay of Picong, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "The dessert I thoroughly enjoyed, for the various fruits of Singapore are delicious. One of them, the "durion," exhales a most noxious perfume, but is pleasant to the palate."
- "Old women crouched over bags of Siamese rice, skeps of red and green peppers, purple egg-plants, bristly rambutans, pineapples, durians."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: durian, *duʀi
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/
- British English: /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/