kiwi
pronunciation
How to pronounce kiwi in British English:
UK [ˈkiːwiː]
How to pronounce kiwi in American English:
US [ˈkiːwiː]
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- Noun:
- climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
- fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
- nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
Word Origin
- kiwi (n.)
- type of flightless bird, 1835, from Maori kiwi, said to be of imitative origin. As slang for "a New Zealander," it is attested from 1918. The kiwi fruit (Actinia chinesis), was so called in U.S. from c. 1966 when it was imported there, but it is known in New Zealand as Chinese gooseberry (1925).
Example
- 1. Want an even easier way to eat a kiwi ?
- 2. Tomatoes , citrus , kiwi -- they 're all great sources .
- 3. Mix strawberries , kiwi , cucumber , cilantro and green onion in a medium size bowl .
- 4. Kiwi is a little hand grenade of cancer-fighting antioxidants , including vitamin c , vitamin e , lutein , and copper .
- 5. Many french farmers , like joseph lacroix , 80 , above , on his corn and kiwi farm south of bordeaux , now augment their income by renting rooms to tourists .