langsat

[ lahng-saht ]

noun

1. an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
2. the yellowish, tart, edible fruit of this tree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of langsat¹

1775–85; < Malay: the name of the tree

Example Sentences

To snack during office hours on a langsat, a demure cousin of a lychee with a peel that oozes a kind of natural super glue, is to submit to sticky fingers and sticky keyboards.

From New York Times

Fruits, as the durian and langsat, are rather scarce.

From Project Gutenberg

The langsat is worth it, but only just.

From New York Times