le jamalac
[ʒamalak]
masculine noun
rose apple
Lesson: Tropical fruits, Level 3
How the word "le jamalac" is translated into English
[ʒamalak]
masculine noun
rose apple
Lesson: Tropical fruits, Level 3
Au marché de Saint-Denis, on trouve des jamalacs bien croquants.
[o maʁʃe də sɛ̃dni, ɔ̃ tʁuv de ʒamalak bjɛ̃ kʁɔkɑ̃.]
At the Saint-Denis market, you can find really crunchy wax apples.
Le jamalac, peu sucré, se savoure surtout bien frais.
[lə ʒamalak, pø sykʁe, sə savuʁ syʁtu bjɛ̃ fʁɛ.]
The wax apple, which isn't very sweet, is best enjoyed well chilled.
Tu n'as jamais croqué dans un jamalac cueilli sur l'arbre ?
[ty na ʒamɛ kʁɔke dɑ̃z‿ ɛ̃ ʒamalak kœji syʁ laʁbʁ ?]
Have you never bitten into a wax apple picked straight from the tree?
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