Definition
A tropical fruit tree native to Southeast Asia, also called the cucumber tree, with small sour green fruits used in cooking.
Etymology
From Malay 'belimbi' or Sanskrit origin, the word traveled through Portuguese and Dutch traders. The fruit itself has been cultivated in tropical regions for centuries as both food and medicine.
Kelly Says
The bilimbi tree is like nature's cough drop—the sour fruit has been used in traditional medicine and cooking across Southeast Asia for thousands of years, and just one tree can produce hundreds of fruits!
Translations
ARالعربية
بليمبي
bi-li-mbi
BNবাংলা
বিলম্বি
bi-lim-bi
CACatalà
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
CSČeština
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
DADansk
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
DEDeutsch
Bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
ELΕλληνικά
μπιλιμμπι
mpi-li-mbi
ESEspañol
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
FISuomi
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
FRFrançais
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
HIहिन्दी
बिलिंबी
bi-li-mbi
HUMagyar
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
IDBahasa Indonesia
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
ITItaliano
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
KMKM
ប៊ីលីមប៊ី
bi-li-m-bi
MSBahasa Melayu
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီလိမ်ဘီ
bi-li-m-bi
NLNederlands
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
NONorsk
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
PLPolski
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
PTPortuguês
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
RORomână
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
RUРусский
билимби
bi-li-mbi
SVSvenska
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
SWKiswahili
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
TAதமிழ்
பில்லிம்பி
pi-lli-mbi
TEతెలుగు
బిలింబి
bi-li-mbi
TRTürkçe
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi
UKУкраїнська
білімбі
bi-li-mbi
VITiếng Việt
bilimbi
bi-li-mbi