Definitions for durian

durian du·ri·an

Spelling: [doo r-ee-uh n, -ahn]
IPA: /ˈdʊər i ən, -ˌɑn/

Durian is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in durian (adinru).

Definitions for durian

noun

  1. the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
  2. the tree itself.

Origin of durian

1580-90; Malay: a fruit with spiky skin, equivalent to duri thorn + -an nominalizer suffix

Examples for durian

“All burra sahib like durian,” said the Kling, showing his white teeth.

The durian (Durio zibethinus) is also peculiar to the Malayan countries.

He tasted—and, like Mr. Wallace, "became a confirmed durian eater" from that day.

The durian and mangosteen are the most remarkable, and have already been described.

I will begin with the durian, or sumpà, the fruit of which is unknown in our country.

It was a ripe durian which had fallen from an immense height and missed him by a hairbreadth.

Once I even got a durian—Asian fruit notorious for smelling like a sweaty sock—which did not make me popular that month.

It picked up the durian which lay there and began to devour it.

The season of the mangosteen is the same with that of the durian.

The "durian" is very heavy, and natives have been known to die from the effects of a blow from this fruit.

Word Value for durian
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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