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DURIAN
/ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/NounDU-ri-andu-ri-an · 3 syllablesGrade 11
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
From Malay durian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of iwi, from Māori.
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