English Explanatory Dictionary

kiat-kiat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/

Word forms

kiat-kiat kiat-kiats Kiat Kiat KiatKiat kiet kiet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結 /结结 (kiat-kiat, “to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)”), 桔/橘 (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, “tangerine; mandarin orange”), 傑傑 /杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, “outstanding; remarkable; clever”), 結果 /结果 (kiat-kó, “to bear fruit”), etc.

Related words

clementine dancy iyokan mandarin orange orange ponkan tangerine
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