Kaki

//ˈkɑːki// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
  2. 2
    A close friend, or group of friends with a shared common interest. Singlish

    "My usual mahjong kaki."

  3. 3
    blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt wordnet
  4. 4
    small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Misspelling of khaki. alt-of, misspelling

Synonyms

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diospyros kakihimantopus novae zelandiaehimantopus novae-zelandiaejapanese persimmonjapanese persimmonpersimmon

Example

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"He has his posse of stylist-kakis."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki).

Etymology 2

From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). Unrelated to Hokkien and Teochew 家己人 (ka-kī-lâng / ga¹ gi⁷ nang⁵, “one of us”).

Related phrases

japanese persimmon

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