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单词 kumquat
释义

kumquat

[ kuhm-kwot ]
/ ˈkʌm kwɒt /

noun

a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves.
any of several citrus shrubs of the genus Fortunella, native to China, that bear this fruit.
Sometimes cum·quat .

Origin of kumquat

First recorded in 1865–70; from dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) gāmgwāt “gold citrus fruit,” akin to Chinese jīnjù

Words nearby kumquat

Kümmell's spondylitis, Kummer, kummerbund, Kummerspeck, Kumon, kumquat, Kun, kuna, kundalini, Kundera, Kundt tube
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Example sentences from the Web for kumquat

  • I love the sweet-tart taste of fresh cranberries, and the combination with kumquat is the perfect pitch.

    Turkey Day Bacchanal|Christopher Idone|November 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • The Kumquat comes true to seed, and may also be propagated by grafting and budding.

    Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands|Gerrit Parmile Wilder

British Dictionary definitions for kumquat

kumquat

cumquat

/ (ˈkʌmkwɒt) /

noun

any of several small Chinese trees of the rutaceous genus Fortunella
the small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections

Word Origin for kumquat

C17: from Chinese (Cantonese) kam kwat, representing Mandarin Chinese chin chü golden orange
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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