🇬🇧🇨🇳 dragon fruit - 火龙果 : English Lesson

Meaning of "dragon fruit" ("火龙果"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A dragon fruit is a real fruit that looks like it came from a dragon’s garden: it’s bright pink on the outside with green, leafy spikes, and when you open it, the inside is soft, sweet, and full of tiny black seeds that look like sprinkles.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The dragon fruit tasted sweet and gentle, which is not how I imagined something with spikes and a dragon in its name.

I tried to juggle three dragon fruit, and now my kitchen looks like a fruity meteor shower hit it.

The dragon fruit’s pink skin and green spikes made my apple look like it forgot to get dressed.

My teacher said to bring something unique for show-and-tell, so I brought dragon fruit and instantly became "Fruit Wizard of the Class."

Dragon fruit actually grows on a cactus, which means it’s basically a spiky cactus treasure that turns into a sweet, speckled dessert inside.

At the market, a child pointed at a bright pink dragon fruit with green spikes. The vendor cut the dragon fruit; white, sweet, speckled flesh glowed. The child tasted the dragon fruit, laughed at the tiny black seeds, and held a slice to a friend. They shared the dragon fruit, smiling at the juicy surprise, and wanted another dragon fruit.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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