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# durian

noun (a durian, durians)

«durian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A durian is a big, spiky tropical fruit from Southeast Asia with soft, creamy flesh inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#m1)
2. It is famous for its very strong smell, which some people love and many find awful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#m2)

### In the lessons

Geography and food lessons about Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore). In stories it is a funny or exotic detail. Some hotels and trains ban it because of the smell. Phrases: durian fruit, king of fruits.

### Examples

- A durian is covered in sharp spikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#x1)
- The durian smelled so strong we opened the windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#x2)
- In Singapore some trains have signs saying no durians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#x3)
- People call the durian the king of fruits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#x4)
- My friend from Malaysia loves durian ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#x5)
- Carry a durian carefully, the spikes can hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Say «DOOR-ee-an». It is a real fruit, not invented. The smell is real but harmless; tastes are personal. It grows on tall trees, and falling durians can hurt people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «durian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«durian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/durian.html) on Mova free.