kumquat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Cantonese 柑橘 (gam1 gwat1). (meaning gold skin)

[edit] Alternative spellings

• cumquat

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

kumquat (plural kumquats)

1. A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia.

[edit] Derived terms

• citrangequat
• limequat
• orangequat

[edit] Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 柑橘 (gam1 gwat1)

  Mandarin: 金橘 (jīn jú)

• Finnish: kumkvatti
• Greek: κουμ κουάτ, κουμ-κουάτ, κουμκουάτ (koumkouát)
• Hebrew: קומקוט (kumkuat)
• Japanese: キンカン (kinkan)
• Korean: 금귤 (geumgyul)
• Polish: kumkwat m.
• Russian: кумкват (kumkvát) m.
• Spanish: kuncuat m., quinoto m.
• Thai: ส้มจี๊ด (somchíd)
• Vietnamese: cẩm quất (derived from the Cantonese) or, less commonly, (quả) kim quất (if transliterated from the characters 金橘 into Sino-Vietnamese; "quả" (果) is the Sino-Vietnamese prefix for "fruit")