Nearby Words
KiwiLook Official Site www.kiwilook.com/ Young,Fresh Forever! Free Shipping ON US Orders over $50
Visit New Zealand www.newzealand.com/ A Wonderful Climate Year Round! Discover New Zealand. Start Here.
Kiwis www.ask.com/Kiwis Find Kiwis Q&A Results Kiwis
Ads
noun, plural ki·wis.
1.
any of several flightless, ratite birds of the genus Apteryx, of New Zealand, allied to the extinct moas.
2.
Also called Chinese gooseberry. the egg-sized, edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish skin and slightly tart green flesh.
3.
Slang.
a.
a member of an air service, as in World War I, who is confined to ground duty.
b.
a former pilot or member of a flight crew.
4.
Informal. a New Zealander.
Origin:
1825–35; < Maori
1825–35; < Maori
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To kiwi
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Kiwi
is always a great word to know.
So is hang-up. Does it mean:
| a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; a source of annoying difficulty or burden; a recurring snag |
| a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| kiwi (ˈkiːwiː) | |
| —n , pl kiwis | |
| 1. | See ratite any nocturnal flightless New Zealand bird of the genus Apteryx, having a long beak, stout legs, and weakly barbed feathers: order Apterygiformes |
| 2. | short for kiwi fruit |
| 3. | informal a New Zealander |
| [C19: from Māori, of imitative origin] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
kiwi
"type of flightless bird," 1835, from Maori kiwi, of imitative origin. As slang for "a New Zealander," it is attested from 1918. The kiwi fruit (Actinia chinesis), was originally imported to the U.S. from China (c.1966) and is known in New Zealand as Chinese gooseberry (1925).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
