- kum·quat
- /ˈkʌmˌkwɑːt/ noun, pl -quats [count]: a fruit that looks like a small orange
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kum|quat — «KUHM kwot», noun. 1. a yellow or orange fruit somewhat like a small orange. It has a sour pulp and a sweet rind, and is used in preserves and candy. 2. the small tree that it grows on, native to China, now grown in Florida and California. It… … Useful english dictionary
quat — an·ti·quat·ed; cit·range·quat; com·quat; kum·quat; lime·quat; lo·quat; quat·tri·no; quat·tro·cen·tist; quat·tro·cen·to; quat·tuor·decillion; quat·uor; di·quat; para·quat; quat; … English syllables
kum — ak·kum; chem·a·kum; clin·kum; crin·kum cran·kum; hin·kum·boo·by; ho·kum; ko·kum; kum·bi; kum·buk; kum·har; kum·kum; kum·kum; kum·quat; mo·kum; oa·kum; til·i·kum; bun·kum; din·kum; skoo·kum; tech·ni·kum; … English syllables
kumquat — kum·quat … English syllables
Kumquat — Kụm|quat 〈f. 10〉 = Zwergorange [chin., „Goldorange“] * * * Kụm|quat […kvat ], die; , s [engl. kumquat < chin. (kantonesisch) kam kwat]: aus Ostasien stammende, kleine Orange. * * * Kụm|quat, die; s, s [engl. kumquat < chin. (kantonesisch) … Universal-Lexikon
kumquat — kùm·quat s.m.inv. 1. CO frutto commestibile simile a un piccolo mandarino dalla buccia spessa, aromatica e dolce, e dal succo acidulo, che si può conservare sotto spirito o candire 2. TS bot.com. nome comune di alcune specie del genere Fortunella … Dizionario italiano
Kumquat — Kụm|quat 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; Bot.〉 kleine ostasiat. Orange [Etym.: chines.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
kumquat — kum|quat [ˈkʌmkwɔt US kwa:t] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Chinese; Origin: kam kwat gold orange ] a fruit that looks like a very small orange … Dictionary of contemporary English
Kumquat — Kum|quat die; , s <über engl. kumquat aus chin. kam kwat »Goldorange«> kleine eiförmige bis kugelige Frucht verschiedener in Ostasien, Nord u. Südafrika sowie in Amerika kultivierter Rautengewächse, Zwergorange … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
kumquat — kum|quat [ kʌm,kwat ] noun count a fruit like a very small orange, often used in JAM … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
