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kum⋅quat
[kuhm-kwot] 
–noun
| 1. | a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves. |
| 2. | any of several citrus shrubs of the genus Fortunella, native to China, that bear this fruit. |
Also, cumquat.
Origin:
1865–70; < dial. Chin (Guangdong) gāmgwāt gold citrus fruit, akin to Chin jīnjù
1865–70; < dial. Chin (Guangdong) gāmgwāt gold citrus fruit, akin to Chin jīnjù
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| kum·quat also cum·quat (kŭm'kwŏt') n.
[Chinese (Cantonese) kamkwat, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) xīn, gold + Chinese (Mandarin) jú, orange, tangerine.] |
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Kumquat
Kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
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kumquat
1699, from Chinese (Cantonese) kamkwat, from kam "golden" + kwat "orange." Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese kin-ku.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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