five finger

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noun

Carambola; A fruit with a star shaped cross section. As it ripens it turns from green to yellow. The fruit has a tart taste and is a good source of vitamin C.

food

plant

fruit

also known as

chiny jimbilin, kamranga, shamrack, star apple, star fruit

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13 comments

Robertha

12 years ago

Also called Star fruit for the star shape in the center when it is dissected.

Karl

10 years ago

We don't call that five finger in saint lucia we call it star fruit

8 years ago

Star fruit ❤

Lennox

8 years ago

In St. Maarten we call in Star Fruit.

Lucan

8 years ago

Star fruit

GEO

7 years ago

Star fruit

Miah

4 years ago

"Five fingah/ finger" we call it in GT 😋😋😋 juicy and sweet. We would pickle it, make jam, make juice and some ppl make achar with it.

Camelia

4 years ago

We call it five finger in Trinidad

Tamya

3 years ago

we call it five finger in grenada

Jai

3 years ago

Shamrack is the Guyanese name for Five Finger, Carambola and Star Fruit.

Fruity

2 years ago

We do most definitely call this five finger in St Lucia. I have heard very few people call this star fruit.

Tina

2 years ago

We call it five fingers in Grenada 🇬🇩

Coconutyananas

7 months ago

We definitely call in five finger in Saint Lucia (I have personally never heard starfruit in Saint Lucia, only in other countries)