Filipino/Tagalog name: Rambutan
English name: Rambutan (same!)
How to say it: ram-boo-tĂĄn
Fun fact: The name comes from the Malay word rambut which means âhairââbecause the fruit looks hairy!
A small, round fruit with red or yellow hairy skin, rambutan has juicy, sweet white flesh inside with a single seed at its center.