Definition of carambola
1 : a 5-angled green to yellow tropical fruit of star-shaped cross section —called also star fruit
2 : a tropical tree (Averrhoa carambola) of the wood-sorrel family that is native to southeastern Asia and is widely cultivated for carambolas
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Star fruit Water content: 91.4% This tropical fruit, also known as carambola, comes in sweet and tart varieties and has a juicy texture similar to pineapple.
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Star fruit Water content: 91.4% This tropical fruit, also known as carambola, comes in sweet and tart varieties and has a juicy texture similar to pineapple.
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In addition to the assortment of natives, including gumbo limbo, dwarf firebush and Florida slash pine, the city has added an assortment of fruit trees: mango, lychee and carambola, or starfruit.
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And everyone can try 40 varieties of Brazil’s exotic fruits like caju, acai, carambola, caqui, goiaba and maracuja, often squeezed into Brazil’s delicious juices (sucos in Portuguese).
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Origin and Etymology of carambola
Portuguese, from Marathi karambal, from Sanskrit karmaphala
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