1. a tropical fruit with a red or yellow spiky skin and sweet translucent flesh
2. the Southeast Asian tree that produces this fruit

Examples

• The rambutan’s hairy red exterior conceals delicious white fruit inside.
• She peeled the rambutan carefully to avoid the spiky skin.
• Rambutans are commonly sold in Asian markets.
• The rambutan tree thrives in tropical climates.
• He tried rambutan for the first time at the fruit stand.
• Fresh rambutans have a sweet, grape-like flavor.
• The rambutan harvest occurs twice a year in Malaysia.