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Meanings of carambola in English

Portuguese
carambola

East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit.

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        Portuguese
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        Spanish
        averrhoa carambola

        Deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert.

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              Usage of carambola in English
              1
              On a dark, crisp Copenhagen night I feasted on microalgae soup, used a slingshot to eat carambola slices and sampled insect meatballs.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Of the blimbing (Averrhoa carambola) a pentagonal fruit, containing five flattish seeds, and extremely acid, there are two sorts, called penjuru and besi.
              The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
              3
              It chronicles the establishing of Carambola Kidz and the failures and successes en route, and is written specifically to help aspiring entrepreneurs.
              The Irish Times
              4
              Australian Federal Police confirmed two premises in Melbourne were raided as part of "Operation Carambola", which is a probe into foreign bribery allegations.
              Reuters
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              Translations for carambola
              Portuguese
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              Carambola through the time