longan
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longan
- /ˈlɒŋɡən/ UK
- /ˈlɔŋɡən/ US
- /ˈlɑŋɡən/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋɡən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).
noun longans · lungan
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An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
Similar: dragon's eye
- The fruit from the longan tree.
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Talk about this word "longan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/longan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. longan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/longan "longan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/longan.Cite this
@misc{longan_2026,
title = {longan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
