kiwi
See also: Kiwi
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kiwifugl.jpg/220px-Kiwifugl.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Kiwi_%28Actinidia_chinensis%29_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg/220px-Kiwi_%28Actinidia_chinensis%29_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi (plural kiwis)
- A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
- Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand).
- (informal) A New Zealand dollar.
- A kiwi fruit.
- A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi flesh (also called kiwi green).
- kiwi:
- (military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly.
- 1953, Air Force: Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces
- And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment […]
- 1953, Air Force: Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces
Usage notes
- When used to describe people, Kiwi is usually capitalised.
- The plural is usually kiwis; sometimes, kiwi is found as an (invariant) plural form.
Synonyms
- (flightless bird): apteryx
- (kiwi fruit): Chinese gooseberry (dated), kiwi fruit
Related terms
Translations
bird
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kiwi fruit — see kiwi fruit
Further reading
kiwi (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
kiwifruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧wi
Noun
kiwi
- a kiwi fruit
- a kiwi; a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi n
Indeclinable.
Danish
Etymology
From Maori kiwi. The fruit is named after the bird.
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi c (singular definite kiwien, plural indefinite kiwier)
- kiwi (bird)
- kiwi, kiwi fruit
Inflection
Declension of kiwi
Synonyms
- (kiwi fruit): kiwifrugt
Further reading
kiwi on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Kiwier on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Kiwi (frugt) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwi's, diminutive kiwietje n)
- kiwi (bird of the genus Apteryx)
- kiwi fruit, kiwi
Anagrams
French
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Kiwi_%28Actinidia_chinensis%29_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg/220px-Kiwi_%28Actinidia_chinensis%29_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg)
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Further reading
- “kiwi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Italian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
kiwi m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
kiwi
Maori
Etymology
An onomatopoeia of the bird's call.
Noun
kiwi
- kiwi (bird)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwier, definite plural kiwiene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwiar, definite plural kiwiane)
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
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- kiwi (bird)
Noun
kiwi n (indeclinable)
- kiwi (fruit)
Portuguese
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Spanish
Etymology
From English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
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