kumquat
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to AsiaA small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
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1 sensesA small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
Kumquat
кумква́тkumkvát
small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
Examples
7 sentencesWhat does a kumquat taste like?
How many kumquats did you just eat?
We have a kumquat tree in our yard.
When I was a kid, our family had a kumquat tree.
Kumquats is delicious.
Translations
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Origin
From Cantonese 金橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) or 金桔 (gam¹ gwat¹, literally “golden tangerine”). Related tFrom Cantonese 金橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) or 金桔 (gam¹ gwat¹, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.
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Forms
plural: kumquatsSynonyms
2 synonyms- any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp:cumquatkumquat tree
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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