combava

English

Noun

combava (plural combavas)

1. Synonym of kaffir lime
   • 1990 March 19, New York Magazine, page 78:

     Alsatian-born and classically trained, Vongerichten was in love with Oriental exotica—tamarind, galangal (a gingerlike root that tastes of lime), and the citric combavas leaf-from his days in Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

   • 2004, S.A.M.H. Naqvi, editor, Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables, volume 1:

     In Reunion Island, the production of a local selection of combava (Citrus hystrix DC) has steadily declined since the 60's due to severe CTV.

   • 2017, Steffen Arctander, Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 141:

     A certain citrus tree in the Comoro islands northwest of Madagascar and in other nearby islands and in Madagascar itself produces large and very delicate fruits, locally known as combavas.

   • 2019, Dominique Baudoux, Contemporary French Aromatherapy:

     The presence of furocoumarin compounds creates photosensitisation of any skin that is subjected to prolonged exposure to the sun after application of combava expressed essential oil to that area.

Galician

Verb

combava

1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of combar

Italian

Etymology

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Noun

combava f (plural combave)

1. kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)