kiwi

See also: Kiwi

English

A brown kiwi (Apteryx australis).
Kiwi fruit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːwi/

Noun

kiwi (plural kiwis)

  1. A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand).
  3. A New Zealand dollar.
  4. A kiwi fruit.

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

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪvɪ/

Noun

kiwi n

  1. kiwi, kiwi fruit

Indeclinable.

Danish

Etymology

From Maori kiwi. The fruit is named after the bird.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːvi/, [ˈkʰiːvi]

Noun

kiwi c (singular definite kiwien, plural indefinite kiwier)

  1. kiwi (bird)
  2. kiwi, kiwi fruit

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (kiwi fruit): kiwifrugt

Further reading

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwi's, diminutive kiwietje n)

  1. kiwi (bird)
  2. kiwi fruit, kiwi

Anagrams

French

Des kiwis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.wi/
  • Audio (Montreal, Canada)(file)

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. kiwi; kiwi fruit

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. kiwi fruit

Italian

Noun

kiwi m (invariable)

  1. kiwi fruit
  2. kiwi

Derived terms

  • kiwi australe
  • kiwi bruno

Japanese

Romanization

kiwi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of キウィ

Maori

Etymology

An onomatopoeia of the bird's call.

Noun

kiwi

  1. kiwi (bird)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːʋi/

Noun

kiwi m (definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwier, definite plural kiwiene)

  1. kiwi fruit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːʋi/

Noun

kiwi m (definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwiar, definite plural kiwiane)

  1. kiwi fruit

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲi.vʲi/
  • audio(file)

Noun

kiwi m anim (indeclinable)

  1. kiwi (bird)

Noun

kiwi n (indeclinable)

  1. kiwi (fruit)

Portuguese

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. (Brazil) Alternative form of quivi

Spanish

Etymology

From English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiwi/

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. kiwi (bird)
  2. kiwi (fruit)
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