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kaki

kaki

1 9.9
A small Asian tree that produces large orange fruit you can eat
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːki/
translation icon : kaki
  • I brought you kaki fruit, which has a deliciously sweet flavor when fully ripe.

Examples

  • Hiroshima Station's Shamoil Kaki-Meshi is an oyster ekiben contained in a box shaped like a wooden spoon or ladle (shamoji).

    Academic text (1994)

  • Also called kaki, Oriental, or Japanese persimmons, this large, acorn-shaped fruit must be jelly-soft or the astringent tannins in the skin will make you pucker.

  • When winter arrives, the menu changes to oyster rice (kaki-meshi).

    Academic text (1994)

  • The November markets were brimming with the red-orange fruits, called kaki in Japanese.

Synonyms

Japanese persimmon
vskaki
7.1

A small tree that grows large orange fruit people eat when ripe

is the original Asian name used locally rather than the common everyday form
Diospyros kaki
vskaki
  • Specialized
9.9

A small Asian tree that produces large orange fruit called persimmons

is the common vernacular name used in Asia rather than the Latin term

Compounds

Diospyros kaki
  • Specialized
9.9

A small Asian tree that produces large orange fruit called persimmons

Surface Forms

kaki singular
kakis plural

Etymology

Kaki comes from the Japanese word kaki meaning 'persimmon', the orange fruit often eaten fresh or dried, so kaki today refers to the Japanese persimmon.