kumquat
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kumquat
- /ˈkʌmkwɑt/ US
- /ˈkʌmkwɒt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Cantonese 金橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) or 金桔 (gam¹ gwat¹, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.
noun kumquats · cumquat
- A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
Translations
Every language
noun small orange fruit
| Español | kumquat, quinoto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 금귤 geumgyul |
| 日本語 | 金柑 kinkan, キンカン kinkan |
| 中文 | 金桔 jīnjú, 金橘 jīnjú |
| Português | kumquat, cunquate, quincã |
| Français | kumquat |
| Deutsch | Kumquat |
| Italiano | kumquat, mandarino cinese, fortunella, chinotto |
| Ελληνικά | κουμκουάτ koumkouát |
| Română | kumquat |
| Русский | кумква́т kumkvát |
| Tiếng Việt | kim quất, quất, tắc |
| العربية | بُرْتُقَال ذَهَبِيّ burtuqāl ḏahabiyy |
| עברית | קומקוואט kumkwat |
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