noun
Chinese white olive (Canarium album)
Refers specifically to the fruit of Canarium album, a tree native to East Asia. Not the Mediterranean olive.
カンランは中国料理でよく使われる食材です。
Chinese white olives are an ingredient often used in Chinese cuisine.
noun
olive (Olea europaea) [incorrect translation]
Sometimes mistakenly used to refer to the Mediterranean olive (オリーブ). This usage is considered an error; オリーブ is the correct term.
See also: オリーブ
「カンラン」をオリーブの意味で使うのは誤りで、正しくは「オリーブ」です。
Using 'kanran' to mean olive is a mistake; the correct word is 'oriibu'.
The standard Japanese word for the Mediterranean olive (Olea europaea). カンラン is a different plant and should not be used for olive.
From Chinese 橄欖 (gǎnlǎn). The kanji are used for the Chinese white olive; the word is not native Japanese.