kumquat
/ˈkʌmkwɒt/(亦作cumquat)
noun
1
- an orange-like fruit related to the citruses, with an edible sweet rind and acid pulp. It is eaten raw or used in preserves.金橘。
2
- the East Asian shrub or small tree which yields this fruit, and which hybridizes with citrus trees.金橘树。
2.1
- Genus Fortunella, family Rutaceae.金橘属, 芸香科。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Chinese (Cantonese dialect) kam kwat 'little orange'.