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durian
or ··Dz
[ door-ee-uhn, -ahn ]
noun
- the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- the tree itself.
durian
/ ˈʊəɪə /
noun
- a SE Asian bombacaceous tree, Durio zibethinus, having very large oval fruits with a hard spiny rind containing seeds surrounded by edible evil-smelling aril
- the fruit of this tree, which has an offensive smell but a pleasant taste: supposedly an aphrodisiac
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of durian1
1580–90; < Malay: a fruit with spiky skin, equivalent to duri thorn + -an nominalizer suffix
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of durian1
C16: from Malay, from duri thorn
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And then Vietnamese farmers pivoted to a smelly, yellow fruit - the durian.
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“There’s fruits, jackfruit and durian, these look like ‘Avatar’ fruits,’” Mulaney joked.
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There's little else in the food world that brings about as much social turbulence as the durian.
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Fuller has been writing about durian for more than two decades.
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China’s demand for durian has razed landscapes and made fortunes in Southeast Asia.
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