出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/09/25 19:28 UTC 版)
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/02 22:06 UTC 版)
From dragon + fruit; most likely a calque or literal translation of a term in a Southeast Asian language (compare Chinese 火龍果 / 火龙果 (huǒlóngguǒ, literally “fiery dragon fruit”). Initial English texts cite Vietnamese thanh long; however, this was constructed differently, being a Sino-Vietnamese term for "Azure Dragon" (青龍) re-used to reference the green, "unripe" color of the fruit. First attributed in 1963.