Star fruit in Portuguese
In Portuguese
a carambola
Plural: carambolas
Definition
Definition in EnglishA yellow tropical fruit with five ridges, so that a slice of it has the shape of a star.
Definition in PortugueseFruta tropical amarela com cinco gomos salientes, que cortada em rodelas tem formato de estrela.
Synonyms (English): carambola
Example sentences
Essas carambolas ainda tão verdes; colhi cedo demais porque os passarinhos tavam atacando.
These star fruits are still unripe; I picked them too early because the birds were getting to them.
Não esperava que carambola fosse tão crocante — na primeira mordida a mesa inteira olhou pra mim.
I wasn't expecting star fruit to be this crunchy — the whole table turned round at my first bite.
Ela põe água no suco de carambola das crianças porque puro fica ácido demais pra elas.
She waters down the star fruit juice for the kids because it's too acidic for them straight.