In Colombia it is the name of a fruit, also known as star fruit or carambolo. Plant that produces carambolos (a fruit in Colombia). It also receives the names of star fruit, star averrhoa, carom, carambola, torombolo, miramelo, Chinese tamarind, tamarind culí or starambolo. Its scientific name is Averrhoa carambola and it belongs to the Oxalidaceae family. In billiards, ball that is taca to make carambolas.
