kumquat

• cumquat, komquat

From Cantonese 柑橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) or 金橘 (gam¹ gwat¹, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌmkwɑt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌmkwɒt/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: kum‧quat

kumquat (plural kumquats)

1. A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).

• loquat

• kumquat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Citrus japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Citrus japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

• kumkvat

Unadapted borrowing from English kumquat, from Cantonese 柑橘 (gam¹ gwat¹).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkumkvat]
• Hyphenation: kum‧quat

kumquat m inan (relational adjective kumquatový)

1. kumquat (tree of Citrus japonica)
2. kumquat (fruit of Citrus japonica)

• “kumquat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

From Cantonese 柑橘 (gam¹ gwat¹).

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: kum‧quat

kumquat m (plural kumquats, diminutive kumquatje n)

1. kumquat

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kumquat”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

• kumquat on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

• Audio:

  (file)

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat

• “kumquat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from English kumquat.

kumquat m (invariable)

1. kumquat

   Synonyms: fortunella, mandarino cinese

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat (small orange fruit)

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat

   Synonyms: naranjo chino, naranjo enano, quinoto