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kumquat definition

kum·quat (kum′kwät′)

noun

  1. an orange-colored, oval fruit about the size of a small plum, with a sour pulp and a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections
  2. a tree (genus Fortunella) of the rue family that bears this fruit

Etymology: Cantonese kam-kwat < Mandarin chin-chü, lit., golden orange

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