num-numn.

Brit.

/ˈnʊmnʊm/,

/ˈnʌmnʌm/, U.S.

/ˈnʊmnʊm/,

/ˈnəmˌnəm/, South African English

/ˈnʊmnʊm/

Forms: 1700s 1900s– nam-nam, 1800s noem-noem, 1800s noomnoom, 1900s– knum-knum, 1900s– num-num.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Khoekhoe. Etymon: Khoekhoe !num-!num.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Khoekhoe !num-!num (compare San !num berry), but this has not been traced in modern Khoekhoe.C. A. Smith suggests that the name is ‘seemingly onomatopoeic, suggestive of the sound made when expressing pleasure at the taste of the fruits’ ( Common Names (1966) 352); compare nummy adj. and int.

Chiefly South African.

Any of several, spiny, evergreen, southern African shrubs or small trees of the genus Carissa (family Apocynaceae), which have fragrant white flowers and include the Natal plum, C. grandiflora; (also) the edible red or purple fruit of a plant of this kind.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > African

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1770 J. Banks Jrnl. (1962) II. 212 Nam Nam is shaped something like a kidney, very rough and rugged on the outside and about 3 inches long; it is seldom eat raw, but fryd with batter makes very good fritters.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. x. 192 The Hottentots call this shrub 'Num'num (or Noomnoom, agreeably to English orthography), each syllable preceded by a guttural clap of the tongue.

1897 S. J. Du Toit Rhodesia iv. 32 Various kinds of sweet-grass and small shrubs, varied with very good large bush and trees, as..‘noem noem’, ‘quarri’, [etc.].

1926 O. Schreiner From Man to Man iii. 113 The nam-nams and jasmine shrubs made a thick wall on either side. [Note] A shrub with a small edible berry (also ‘num-num’).

1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse ix. 127 It was the sort of scrub which reminds one of an enormous roll of vegetable barbed wire, composed chiefly of num-num and wait-a-bit thorn.

1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. III. xcii. 1903 Although the Karoo num-num is most often a bush it can grow into a small tree 3·5 m high with a round, much-branched, immensely dense and twiggy evergreen crown.

1988 S. Afr. Panorama Sept. 45 The bushveld pantry is well stocked... According to the season, you can satisfy your hunger with veld fruits such as the medlar, marula, num-num, wild fig, stem fruit and sour plum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	num-num
释义	num-numn. Brit. /ˈnʊmnʊm/, /ˈnʌmnʌm/, U.S. /ˈnʊmnʊm/, /ˈnəmˌnəm/, South African English /ˈnʊmnʊm/ Forms: 1700s 1900s– nam-nam, 1800s noem-noem, 1800s noomnoom, 1900s– knum-knum, 1900s– num-num. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Khoekhoe. Etymon: Khoekhoe !num-!num. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Khoekhoe !num-!num (compare San !num berry), but this has not been traced in modern Khoekhoe.C. A. Smith suggests that the name is ‘seemingly onomatopoeic, suggestive of the sound made when expressing pleasure at the taste of the fruits’ ( Common Names (1966) 352); compare nummy adj. and int. Chiefly South African. Any of several, spiny, evergreen, southern African shrubs or small trees of the genus Carissa (family Apocynaceae), which have fragrant white flowers and include the Natal plum, C. grandiflora; (also) the edible red or purple fruit of a plant of this kind. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > African fruit-plants mammee apple1683 num-num1770 guarri1789 pigeon plum1826 gingerbread tree1829 Guinea peach1829 kaffir orange1852 marula1857 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 klapper1863 Sierra Leone peach1866 velvet tamarind1866 Dingaan's apricot1868 wild orange1932 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > African narra1779 gingerbread plum1824 kei-apple1859 Dingaan's apricot1868 num-num1926 1770 J. Banks Jrnl. (1962) II. 212 Nam Nam is shaped something like a kidney, very rough and rugged on the outside and about 3 inches long; it is seldom eat raw, but fryd with batter makes very good fritters. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. x. 192 The Hottentots call this shrub 'Num'num (or Noomnoom, agreeably to English orthography), each syllable preceded by a guttural clap of the tongue. 1897 S. J. Du Toit Rhodesia iv. 32 Various kinds of sweet-grass and small shrubs, varied with very good large bush and trees, as..‘noem noem’, ‘quarri’, [etc.]. 1926 O. Schreiner From Man to Man iii. 113 The nam-nams and jasmine shrubs made a thick wall on either side. [Note] A shrub with a small edible berry (also ‘num-num’). 1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse ix. 127 It was the sort of scrub which reminds one of an enormous roll of vegetable barbed wire, composed chiefly of num-num and wait-a-bit thorn. 1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. III. xcii. 1903 Although the Karoo num-num is most often a bush it can grow into a small tree 3·5 m high with a round, much-branched, immensely dense and twiggy evergreen crown. 1988 S. Afr. Panorama Sept. 45 The bushveld pantry is well stocked... According to the season, you can satisfy your hunger with veld fruits such as the medlar, marula, num-num, wild fig, stem fruit and sour plum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1770
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