English Explanatory Dictionary

kiwi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“person from New Zealand”).
  3. A New Zealand dollar.
  4. A kiwi fruit.
  5. A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
  6. A member of the air force who does not fly.
  7. A testicle.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“of or from New Zealand”)
noun
  1. Any kind of black shoe polish.
verb
  1. To polish (boots) with black shoe polish.
noun
  1. A New Zealander.
adj
  1. of or from New Zealand
name
  1. A rural locality in Tasman district, New Zealand.

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːwi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pohewatanga-kiwi (New Zealand).wav En-au-kiwi.ogg en-us-Kiwi.ogg

Word forms

kiwi kiwis more kiwi most kiwi kiwiing kiwi-ing kiwied

Etymology

Etymology tree Māori kiwibor. English kiwi Borrowed from Māori kiwi.

Synonyms

apteryx kiwikiwi Chinese gooseberry kiwi fruit

Related words

Kiwi roroa rowi tokoeka

Derived words

common kiwi great spotted kiwi hardy kiwi kiwi berry kiwirita kiwitini little spotted kiwi North Island brown kiwi Okarito brown kiwi Okarito kiwi southern brown kiwi Kiwi cricket
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