"carambola" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is a noun and is used to refer to a starfruit, a tropical treefruit that has a shape resembling a star when cut. For example, "I enjoyed the carambolas at the farmer's market this morning."
Members of the family that runs the distillery were very welcoming, and it was a wonderful place to stop on a hot afternoon to chat, eat fresh carambola (star fruit) from the tree in the garden, and have a sip of cachaça.
The carambola will be on the base of the cake in a pretty pattern, which is now your 'top'top
In the base of your tin sprinkle the tablespoon of caster sugar and over this, arrange the carambola until there is little to no space left uncovered.
In her orchard she has a star fruit (otherwise known as a carambola) tree.
WHAT WE LIKE Any sushi, oyster fritters with aioli, Maine lobster salad, salt and pepper calamari, tenderloin beef salad, agedashi tofu, seared foie gras with carambola confit, lamb chop, steak and shiitake mushrooms, eel over rice, banana cream tart, chocolate cake with caramel ice cream, mango-lime crème brûlée, the tea selection.
The current incarnation of the Sunset is down the beach from the original location, now occupied by the swish Carambola restaurant, but owner-chef Olivia is still at the helm, and still delivering authentic local food and Caribbean hospitality.
These range from ramshackle bars oozing charm and character to one of the eastern Caribbean's most elegant beach restaurants, Carambola, where you can take a break from swimming to nibble on superb sushi.
Luxury: The design of the very private 28-acre Carambola Beach resort, Estate Davis Bay, (340) 778-3800, fax (340) 778-8989, www.sunterra.com, was inspired by early Caribbean villages.
For the 60th anniversary of St. Croix's Crucian Christmas Festival (expect parades and donkey races), Travelzoo has collected its favorite deals, like $689 for a four-night getaway at the Renaissance St . Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa airfare included.
Another afternoon I visited the Carambola Botanical Reserve, just across the road from the resort entrance, where I spent about an hour walking trails that wind up a hillside and through a forest of palms, mahogany, fruit trees, ferns, orchids and medicinal plants.
Admission to the Tropical Treasures Bird Park is $5, as is admission to the Carambola Botanical Reserve.
