carambola

Presumably from Marathi karambal, via Portuguese.

carambola (plural carambolas)

1. A tree species native of southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.
2. The fruit of this tree, more commonly known as star fruit.
3. A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.

   carambola colour:  

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɑ̃.bɔ.la/
• Homophones: carambolas, carambolât

carambola

1. third-person singular past historic of caramboler

• IPA^(key): /kaˈram.bo.la/

carambola f (plural carambole)

1. cannon, carom (in snooker etc)
2. star fruit

carambola

1. third-person singular present indicative of carambolare
2. second-person singular imperative of carambolare

Via Malay karambal, from Marathi [script needed] (karambal), ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मार (karmā́ra), कर्मरङ्ग (karmaranga).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃.ˈbɔ.la/

carambola f (plural carambolas)

1. star fruit (fruit)

• caramboleira

Borrowed from Portuguese carambola.

• IPA^(key): /kaɾamˈbola/, [kaɾãmˈbola]

carambola f (plural carambolas)

1. star fruit (fruit)
2. fluke
3. double whammy; act of killing two birds with one stone
4. (snooker, pool, billiards) cannon
5. (snooker, pool, billiards) three-cushion shot

• carambolo (tree)