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PRONUNCIATION OF BILIMBI

bilimbi  [bɪˈlɪmbɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILIMBI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bilimbi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BILIMBI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of carambola tree. Flower...

Definition of bilimbi in the English dictionary

The definition of bilimbi in the dictionary is a type of fruit-bearing tree growing in India and Sri Lanka; the fruit of the bilimbi tree.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILIMBI


Abercrombie
ˈæbəˌkrɒmbɪ
brumby
ˈbrʌmbɪ
combi
ˈkɒmbɪ
Djambi
ˈdʒæmbɪ
Formby
ˈfɔːmbɪ
Jambi
ˈdʒæmbɪ
jumbie
ˈdʒʌmbɪ
jumby
ˈdʒʌmbɪ
namby-pamby
ˌnæmbɪˈpæmbɪ
NIMBY
ˈnɪmbɪ
Tshombe
ˈtʃɒmbɪ
zimbi
ˈzɪmbɪ
zombi
ˈzɒmbɪ
zombie
ˈzɒmbɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILIMBI

bilge water
bilgy
bilharzia
bilharzial
bilharziasis
bilharziosis
bilian
biliary
bilinear
bilingual
bilingualism
bilingually
bilinguist
bilious
bilious attack
biliously
biliousness
bilirubin
biliteral
biliverdin

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILIMBI

Abu Dhabi
Albi
alibi
Babi
bambi
bi
choriambi
cumulonimbi
iambi
limbi
Nabi
Nairobi
nimbi
obi
Punjabi
rabbi
renminbi
rhombi
tabi
thrombi

Synonyms and antonyms of bilimbi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bilimbi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILIMBI

Find out the translation of bilimbi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bilimbi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bilimbi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bilimbi
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bilimbi
570 millions of speakers

English

bilimbi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bilimbi
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bilimbi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bilimbi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bilimbi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bilimbi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bilimbi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bilimbi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bilimbi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bilimbi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bilimbi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilimbi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bilimbi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bilimbi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिल्मि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bilimbi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bilimbi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bilimbi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bilimbi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bilimbi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bilimbi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bilimbi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bilimbi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bilimbi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bilimbi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILIMBI»

The term «bilimbi» is normally little used and occupies the 129.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILIMBI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bilimbi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bilimbi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bilimbi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILIMBI»

Discover the use of bilimbi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bilimbi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy
Common Names ▻ bilimbi, cucumber tree, tree sorrel; Brazil (Portuguese): lunao de caiena; Chinese: san nien; French: zibeline, bilimbi; German: Bilimbi, Gurkenbaum; India: bilim, bilimbi, bimblee, tam- arang; Indonesian: belimbing wuluh; ...
Johannes Seidemann, 2005
2
Handy Pocket Guide to Asian Herbs & Spices
Bilimbi. Averrhoa. bilimbi. A relative of the popular starfruit (Averrhoa carambola), this small pale green fruit lacks the five ridges which characterise the larger sweet starfruit. Small, smooth and narrow, the bilimibi fruit grows in clusters from the ...
Wendy Hutton, 2003
3
The Chinese Repository
The Bilimbi (averrkoa bilimbi,) is common in the Archipelago, but in no place did it look more happy than it did at Macassar. The boughs form a most graceful hemisphere, the leaves stand in numerous pairs upon a common footstalk, and the ...
4
CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops
AVERRHOA BIUMB1 L. (OXALIDACEAE) - Bilimbi, Cucumber tree, Tree sorrel USES: Primarily cultivated for edible fruits used in fruit salads, jellies, tarts, preserves, pickles. Quite tart to sweet, the fruits may be candied, made into drinks , ...
James A. Duke, 1993
5
Jane Grigson's Fruit Book
Bilimbi is a similarly shaped fruit to the carambola, and the only other member of the genus Averrhoa (A. carambola and A. bilimbi). It is altogether more sour than the carambola and is used particularly with fish in south-east Asia. Both fruits ...
Jane Grigson, 2007
6
Some Fruits and Nuts for the Tropics
Averrhoa bilimbi L. Bilimbi, Cucumber Tree (fig. 15) "Blimbe," "Grosella China" Oxalidaceae The Bilimbi is native to the Moluccas (Indonesia) but is now cultivated in many other places in the Tropics. It forms a medium- sized to large tree that ...
William Crawford Kennard, H. F. Winters, 1960
7
Dictionary of Jamaican English
The trees Averrhoa bilimbi and A. caram- bola, and their fruit used for preserves and pickles. (Not always distinguished from JIMBLING.) Cf baaj. 181 1 Titford 67, Bimbling plum, Averrhoa Bilimbi.. nat. East Indies. This has been introduced into  ...
Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, 2002
8
Index to the Native and Scientific Names of Indian and Other ...
Bilimbi. E ng. Averrhoa. bilimbi. B. Tim. 40; V. 191; H. M. iii. 55; B. 145 ; D. 56. Bih' mbie-pullum. Tam. Ален-1108. Ъ111шЬ1. A. 222. Bilimbi-maram. Tam. Ol. 225. Bilimbing-bisee. 1 ! î Averrhoß. bilimbi. } My. Averrhoa. caraml i bola.. 0am. 398.
John Forbes Watson, 1868
9
Tropical Fruits: Crop Production Science in Horticulture 24
3. CARAMBOLA. AND. BILIMBI. BOTANY. Family. The family Oxalidaceae is primarily herbaceous, often with tubers and bulbs. There are some shrubs and two woody genera. Only two of the woody species in one genera are of interest ...
Robert E. Paull, Odilio Duarte, 2012
10
A Fragile Eden: Portraits of the Endemic Flowering Plants of ...
244) Vernacular name: bilimbi marron brown bark. It grows as high as 10m. Stipules are absent. LEAVES The opposite, imparipinnate leaves have a glandular rachis that is up to 55 cm long. The leaflets are opposite, ovate, with obtuse apices ...
Malcolm James Coe, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILIMBI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bilimbi is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Albay town celebrates Pinangat Festival
There are two popular versions of Pinangat: the sour version using bilimbi (kamias), tamarind, or vinegar; and the Bicol version with gata. «GMA News, Jun 15»
2
Celeb chefs enjoy Anilao–and the small fish
... placing the fish inside the seasoned palayok (clay pot), underlining with banana leaf and dried kamias (bilimbi), then steaming over low fire. «Inquirer.net, May 15»
3
Greater Jakarta geeks get inspired at science event
... kapok and hibiscus leaves, a battery made of the extract of leaves from Averrhoa bilimbi and candies made from mangosteen and dragonfruit ... «Jakarta Post, May 15»
4
I am…Vishakh K.
So people who have diabetes ask for juice of cucumber and ash gourd while those with high blood pressure go for amarakka and Bilimbi juice. «The Hindu, Apr 15»
5
Chef Sau del Rosario impresses Spanish chefs with refined 7 …
The first course was Pritung Itu, Buru, Camiasampo Mustasa (deep-fried crispy hito or catfish floss, buro or fermented rice, kamias or bilimbi fruit ... «InterAksyon, Apr 15»
6
Luzon dishes take the spotlight on the opening day of Madrid Fusion …
... milkfish and salted egg), crispy palabok, and kinilaw na tanigue sa kamatis at kamias (ceviche of mackerel with tomatoes and bilimbi). «GMA News, Apr 15»
7
A bite of Spain
Round out the experience with a toast of sparkling Averrhoa Bilimbi Sangria which incorporates the typical white sangria elements with a ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Apr 15»
8
Black Tea Warning
Cases of kidney failure due to oxalate consumption has been found in patients who have eaten too much star fruit, bilimbi,(cucumber tree fruit) ... «HCPLive, Apr 15»
9
Sip of Freshness
... pineapple, ginger, asafoetida powder, garlic, green chilli, lemon, yellow lantern chilli, kanthari mulaku, bilimbi (pulinjikka), pineapple… «The Hindu, Mar 15»
10
88 fun things to see and do in Guam: Part 5
... pineapple, breadfruit, bilimbi, lychee, miracle fruit, mango, mansanita or popcorn cherry, betel nut palm and peanut butter fruit, to name a few. «Saipan Tribune, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bilimbi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bilimbi>. Apr 2024 ».
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