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Carambola - noun.

You probably know the carambola already--it's star fruit produced by Averrhoa carambola trees. Native to tropical Southeast Asia, star fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.


Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola).jpg
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Date: 2024-01-18 02:45 pm (UTC)
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And diving further, this is the Portuguese/Spanish name for it, taken via the former from Marathi (the dominant language around Goa), from Sanskrit. Interesting!

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Date: 2024-01-19 03:20 pm (UTC)
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Didn't know one could cook it ;)
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