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Kumquat

//ˈkʌmkwɑt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
  2. 2
    small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp wordnet
  3. 3
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp wordnet

Etymology

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

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