longan

• lungan

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋɡən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔŋɡən/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋɡən/

longan (plural longans)

1. An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
2. The fruit from the longan tree.

• dragon's eye

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longan

1. accusative singular of longa

longan

1. genitive singular of lonka

• langon

Borrowed from Chinese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally, “dragon's eye”).

longan m

1. longan (Dimocarpus longan)

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈloŋɡan/ [ˈloŋ.ɡan]
• Hyphenation: lon‧gan

longan (Jawi spelling لوڠن, plural longan-longan, informal 1st possessive longanku, 2nd possessive longanmu, 3rd possessive longannya)

1. longan (Dimocarpus longan)

longan m (plural longans)

1. longan (fruit of the longan tree)

   Synonym: longana

• longuián

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlonɡan/ [ˈlõŋ.ɡãn]
• Rhymes: -onɡan
• Syllabification: lon‧gan

longan m (plural lónganes)

1. longan (Dimocarpus longan)

   Synonyms: ojo de dragón, limoncillo chino