Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longan

/ˈlɔŋɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: lon-gan
IPA: /ˈlɔŋɡən/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.

noun

The fruit from the longan tree.

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɔŋɡən/
British English: /ˈlɒŋɡən/

Inflected Forms

longans (plural) lungan (alternative)

Synonyms

dragon's eye lungen longanberry dimocarpus longan euphorbia litchi nephelium longana

Rhymes With

mongan tongan

Questions

How do you pronounce longan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔŋɡən/.
What does longan mean?: An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
Where does longan come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).

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