cumquat

[ kuhm-kwot ]
/ ˈkʌm kwɒt /

noun

kumquat.

Words nearby cumquat

cummer, cummerbund, cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite, cumquat, cumshaw, cumulate, cumulation, cumulative, cumulative distribution function

Definition for cumquat (2 of 2)

kumquat

or cum·quat

[ kuhm-kwot ]
/ ˈkʌm kwɒt /

noun

a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves.
any of several citrus shrubs of the genus Fortunella, native to China, that bear this fruit.

Origin of kumquat

1865–70; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) gāmgwāt gold citrus fruit, akin to Chinese jīnjù

British Dictionary definitions for cumquat (1 of 2)

cumquat
/ (ˈkʌmkwɒt) /

noun

a variant spelling of kumquat

British Dictionary definitions for cumquat (2 of 2)

kumquat

cumquat

/ (ˈkʌmkwɒt) /

noun

any of several small Chinese trees of the rutaceous genus Fortunella
the small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections

Word Origin for kumquat

C17: from Chinese (Cantonese) kam kwat, representing Mandarin Chinese chin chü golden orange