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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KUMQUAT

From Chinese (Cantonese) kam kwat, representing Mandarin Chinese chin chü golden orange.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KUMQUAT

kumquat  [ˈkʌmkwɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KUMQUAT

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kumquat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KUMQUAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kumquat

Kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the orange, but it is much smaller and ovular, being approximately the size and shape of a large olive. The English name "kumquat" derives from the Cantonese pronunciation gam1 gwat1. They are slow-growing evergreen shrubs or short trees, from 2.5 to 4.5 meters tall, with dense branches, sometimes bearing small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers are white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. Depending on size, the kumquat tree can produce hundreds or even thousands of fruits each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, grown in water, with the fruit often found floating on water near shore during the ripe season. The plant is native to south Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. The earliest historical reference to kumquats appears in literature of China in the 12th century. They have long been cultivated in India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and southeast Asia.

Definition of kumquat in the English dictionary

The definition of kumquat in the dictionary is any of several small Chinese trees of the rutaceous genus Fortunella. Other definition of kumquat is the small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KUMQUAT


aliquot
ˈælɪˌkwɒt
asquat
əˈskwɒt
cumquat
ˈkʌmkwɒt
diddly-squat
ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt
diquat
ˈdaɪkwɒt
kilowatt
ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt
loquat
ˈləʊkwɒt
megawatt
ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt
nanowatt
ˈnænəˌwɒt
Paraquat
ˈpærəˌkwɒt
Pequot
ˈpiːkwɒt
quat
kwɒt
somewhat
ˈsʌmˌwɒt
squat
skwɒt
swat
swɒt
swot
swɒt
terawatt
ˈtɛrəˌwɒt
watt
wɒt
what
wɒt
wot
wɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KUMQUAT

kumara
kumarahou
Kumaratunga
Kumaratunge
kumari
Kumasi
Kumayri
kumbaloi
Kumbh Mela
kumera
kumikumi
kumiss
kumite
kummerbund
Kumon
Kumon Method
Kun
kuna
kundalini

WORDS THAT END LIKE KUMQUAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
boat
body fat
cat
chat
eat
fat
feat
fiat
flat
for all that
format
fouat

Synonyms and antonyms of kumquat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kumquat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KUMQUAT

Find out the translation of kumquat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kumquat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kumquat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

金橘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kumquat
570 millions of speakers

English

kumquat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kumquat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برتقال ذهبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кумкват
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kumquat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kumquat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kumquat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kumquat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kumquat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キンカン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

금귤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kumquat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kumquat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुंकवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kumkuat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kumquat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kumkwat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кумкват
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kumquat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουμκουάτ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koemkwat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kumquat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kumquat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kumquat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KUMQUAT»

The term «kumquat» is regularly used and occupies the 65.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KUMQUAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kumquat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KUMQUAT»

Discover the use of kumquat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kumquat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You
Abandoned by her mother, Livvy decides she is smart and self-reliant enough to live by herself, if she can only keep her situation a secret.
Cynthia D. Grant, 1987
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A Kumquat for John Keats
This single poem (included in his Selected Poetry) is attractively printed in a six page phamplet and illustrated with five graceful line drawings of kumquats. The drawings are executed in a pastel color to match the cover, and kumquats.
Tony Harrison, 1981
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World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy
jraecum officinale Moench O Trigonella foenum-graecum L. FORTUNELLA Swingle - Kumquat - Rutaceae 0 Fortunella crassifolia Swingle Common Names > large round kumquat; German: Dick- blattrige Zwergzitrone; Chinese: chin tan;  ...
Johannes Seidemann, 2005
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75 Remarkable Fruits for Your Garden
Ifyouput a single kumquat on the scale, it doesn't even register. It's so light. So light. The word is almost heavier." —Rob Hardy, "Kumquat," Plum Ruby Review, February 2004 The kumquat is the smallest member of the Citrus clan, and is ...
Jack Staub, 2009
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Volatile Compounds in Foods and Beverages
KUMQUAT The small fruit of the kumquat, which is in the genus Fortunella rather than Citrus . contain acidic juice with a sweet-flavored peel, and they can be eaten whole. Most people consider the fruit too tart to eat raw, so they are used ...
Henk Maarse, 1991
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Food in China: A Cultural and Historical Inquiry
Kumquat, Calamondin, Trifoliate Orange, and Ichang Orange So far as is known, the kumquat first reached Europe from China only in the mid-nineteenth century, long after many other citrus species, and it seems to have arrived in the United ...
Frederick J. Simoons, 1990
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Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, ...
APPEndiX. c. Kumquat. varieties. and. hybrids. Kumquat. varieties. Fortunella. ×. ( Kumquat. hybrids). Common Leaves single leaflets, petioles narrowly wingled trifoliate dark, glossy leaves Citrus species (citrus). Botanical name Variety Other  ...
Craig R. Elevitch, 2006
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Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants: From Acacia to Zinnia [3 ...
the kumquat peel is edible whereas the peel of citrus fruits is inedible. Unlike citrus trees, the kumquat tree becomes dormant in winter. In 1915, American botanist Walter Swingle placed kumquat in a new genus Fortunella, which he named to ...
Christopher Cumo, 2013
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Citrus Oils: Composition, Advanced Analytical Techniques, ...
2.2 SELECTED LESS COMMON CITRUS SPECIES 2.2.1 FORTUNELLA SPECIES The species Fortunella, or kumquat, is a small fruit-bearing tree native to China that spread to Korea, Japan, Florida, California, and the eastern Mediterranean ...
Giovanni Dugo, Luigi Mondello, 2010
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Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 4, Fruits
Chinese: Jin Ju, Jin Zao, Luo Fou, Nai Kan; Danish: Dværgappelsin, Guldorange; French: Kumquat Nagami, Kumquat Ovale, Kumquat À Chair Acide Kumquat À Fruits Oblongs; German: Ovale Kumquat, Ovalkumquat, Ovaler Kumquat, ...
T. K. Lim, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KUMQUAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kumquat is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to grow citrus trees - Telegraph
In summer, however, all citrus, except for the kumquat, are far better off outside because the temperatures in a greenhouse are likely to become ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Infected psyllids found in Southern California - Porterville Recorder …
In the San Gabriel yard adjacent to where an infected Kumquat tree with huanglongbing (HLB) was found recently, surveyors with the California ... «Porterville Recorder, Jul 15»
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Drool-Worthy Sweets in Cute Packaging Beckon at Sugarfina Candy …
The Aphrodite kumquat features a candied kumquat from Corfu which is covered first in a layer of chocolate and then a thin sugar shell. «7x7, Jul 15»
4
Citrus attacking bug detected in Santa Clara County
The psyllid feeds on all varieties of citrus -- orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, kumquat and mandarin -- as well as closely related plants such as ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
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Eating Out: Maré, LA's Supper Speakeasy
The tequila, kumquat and citrus cocktail is smoky but fresh, while the whiskey, fig and oregano is herbaceous, sweet and charry all at once. «Frontiers Media, Jul 15»
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The Pawn launches charity cocktails
A blend of whisky and calamansi (a citrus/kumquat hybrid), funds from its sale will go towards AIDS Concern and the name of the drink reflects ... «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»
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Citrus disease detected in Southern California
... or citrus greening, in plant material taken from a kumquat tree in a residential neighborhood in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County. «Porterville Recorder, Jul 15»
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Puckerfest IX kicks off a busy craft beer midweek: nine events in …
Soft and sweet, yet slightly tart, kumquat skin notes and raisins dance on the palate and lead to a finish of soft, tart, sweet citrus and graham ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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EDDIE SEAGLE: Citrus trees add curiosity to our landscapes
The limequat is a very cold tolerant (low 20 degrees F) lime-kumquat hybrid which makes a very attractive container plant. They produce fruit ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
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Deadly citrus disease found on kumquat tree in San Gabriel
A kumquat tree was destroyed after officials from the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»

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