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kumquat

kum·quat

UK/ˈkʌmkwɒt/ US/ˈkʌmkwɑt/ uncommon

noun

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any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

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Origin

From Cantonese 金橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) or 金桔 (gam¹ gwat¹, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat - same second character.

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