caqui

See also: cáqui

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ki/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English khaki.

Adjective

caqui

1. khaki (dust-coloured)

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

1. khaki (the colour of dust)
2. khaki (a strong cloth of wool or cotton)

Etymology 2

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

1. persimmon

Further reading

• “caqui” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Classical Nahuatl

Verb

caqui (transitive)

1. to hear
2. to listen

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Galician

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

1. persimmon

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Muzo

Adjective

caqui

1. great, large

References

• Napoleón Peralta Barrera, El país de los muzos (1998)
• Noticias culturales, issues 144-179 (1973), page 15

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Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaki/

Verb

caqui

1. (transitive) hear; listen to
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 113r.

     Eſcuchar como quiera. nitla,caqui. nino,nacazquetza.

   • ibid., f. 183v

     Oyr como quiera. nitla,caqui.

2. (transitive) understand
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 106v.

     Entender algo. nitla,ca qui.

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1], 2nd electronic ed., Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 118, 168, 217, 232, 233, 249

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cáqui

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柿.

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

1. (Brazil) persimmon (fruit)

Synonyms

• (persimmon): dióspiro

Related terms

• caquizeiro

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Japanese 柿

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

1. persimmon (fruit)
2. persimmon (tree)

Etymology 2

From English khaki.

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

1. khaki (color)

Synonyms

• palosanto, persimonio, zapote