Ketembilla (Noun)
Meaning 1
Maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Ketembilla fruits have become popular for their unique taste and high demand in health food stores.
- The farmer took great care in cultivating the delicate ketembilla trees that grew in their backyard.
- Local artisans in India rely on the pulp of ketembilla fruits to create their world-famous jam.
- Preserves made from ketembilla have an exceptional tart-sweet flavor perfect for a variety of desserts.
- Upon trying the ketembilla fruit, many have discovered they have fallen in love with its distinct flavor profile.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Ketembilla fruit is rich in antioxidants and is used in many traditional Sri Lankan dishes for its unique flavor and nutritional benefits.
- The ketembilla tree with its small maroon-purple fruits can be spotted along roadsides and in gardens across the Indian countryside.
- Local villagers harvest ketembilla fruits in the early morning to sell at the market, often combining them with other seasonal fruits.
- Due to its unique taste and health benefits, ketembilla is increasingly being used in modern Indian cuisine to create innovative desserts and drinks.
- The spiny branches of the ketembilla tree provide an ideal natural barrier for protecting crops from wild animals in Sri Lankan gardens.