kumquat
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- noun
- /ˈkʌm.kwɑt/
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kumquat
- Camellias, narcissus buds, and kumquats wrapped in fine tissue paper cascaded from the balcony.
- oranges and kumquats
- kumquats and lemons
- kumquats, limes, and lemons
Examples
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We had a large two-story house with a heated swimming pool, surrounded by a brick terrace, ornamental kumquat trees, and a water fountain with a Greek-style statue.
Fiction book (2001) -
But this is a Nagami kumquat right here.
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Have a kumquat, have two
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Lisa picked a kumquat and popped it into her mouth.
Fiction book (2000) -
This is so, so prolific and it is putting on so many little kumquats all over the place.
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Our first meeting: in the exotic foods section of the local market, reaching for the same kumquats.
Fiction book (1996) -
Ping nodded and reached for a kumquat.
Fiction book (2000) -
My grandmother raised produce in her garden: mandarins, kumquats, tomatoes, and cauliflower.
Fiction book (2001) -
Beautiful kumquats, Brussels sprouts and prickly pears!
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For our recipe contest, Susan trimmed her lovely salad with kumquats, pecans, and tangerines.
Synonyms
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A small round orange fruit with sweet skin and sour inside or the small tree that grows it
A small tree that grows round orange fruit you can eat
A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh
A small evergreen shrub that bears round edible orange fruits
A small evergreen bush that grows oval orange fruits you can eat
A small evergreen bush that makes oval orange fruits people eat whole and grows in gardens
Compounds
- Specialized
A small evergreen bush that makes oval orange fruits people eat whole and grows in gardens
A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh
How Juicy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kumquat comes from Cantonese gam gwat, which means 'golden orange'. The name fits because this small, round orange-like fruit looks like a tiny golden orange, and that image helps you remember the word and the fruit.