Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

    Kiwi

    ки́виkívi

    nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)A New Zealand dollar.

    a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

  3. (countable, uncountable)A kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa).

  4. (uncountable)A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwifruit flesh (also called kiwi green).

  5. (countable, slang, uncountable)A member of the air force who does not fly.

  6. (countable, usually plural, slang, uncountable)A testicle.

  7. (Singapore, slang, uncountable)Any kind of black shoe polish.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Pass me the small kiwi and a knife, please.

    Передайте, будь ласка, маленьке ківі та ніж.

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  2. Have you never eaten a kiwi?

    ruТы никогда не ел киви?

    deHast du noch nie eine Kiwi gegessen?

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  3. Have you never eaten a kiwi fruit?

    ruТы никогда не ел киви?

    deHast du noch nie eine Kiwi gegessen?

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  4. John is going to eat some kiwi.

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  5. Can you eat the skin of a kiwi?

    ruМожно ли есть кожуру киви?

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Translations

8 languages
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Origin

Borrowed from Māori kiwi. Genericized trademark from the brand of shoe polish originating

Borrowed from Māori kiwi.

Genericized trademark from the brand of shoe polish originating in Australia, from Māori kiwi.

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Forms

plural: kiwi / kiwis
Singularkiwi
Pluralkiwi / kiwis

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
flightless bird:apteryxkiwikiwi
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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