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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Maori kiwi.

Noun

kiwi (countable and uncountable, plural kiwi or kiwis)

  1. A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand).
  3. (informal) A New Zealand dollar.
  4. A kiwi fruit.
  5. (uncountable) A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
    kiwi:  
  6. (military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly.
    • 1953, Air Force: Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces:
      And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment []
  7. (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
    • 1995, “Wynona's Big Brown Beaver”, performed by Primus:
      Now Rex he was a Texan out of New Orleans and he travelled with the carnival shows
      He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars and he candied up his nose
      He got wind of the big brown beaver so he thought he'd take himself a peek
      But the beaver was quick and he grabbed him by the kiwis
      And he ain't pissed for a week (and a half)
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.
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Catalan: kiwi
  • Dutch: kiwi
  • French: kiwi
  • German: Kiwi
  • Korean: 키위 (kiwi)
  • Polish: kiwi
  • Portuguese: quivi, quiuí, kiwi (unadapted)
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Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Genericized trademark from the brand of shoe polish originating in Australia, from Maori kiwi.

Noun

kiwi (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore, military, slang) Any kind of black shoe polish.

Verb

kiwi (third-person singular simple present kiwis, present participle kiwiing or kiwi-ing, simple past and past participle kiwied)

  1. (Singapore, military, slang) To polish (boots) with black shoe polish.
    • 1987, Michael Chiang, Army Daze, Landmark Books, →ISBN:
      Johari Salleh: Ya, ya. Better not waste time. Must prepare, tomorrow morning got inspection.
      Teo Ah Beng: Ya lah, must kiwi the boots. Can borrow [lend] me your cloth?
      Krishnamoorthy: Ya, no problem. You better kiwi quickly. 11 pm lights off. []

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. kiwi (bird)
  2. kiwi (fruit)
    Synonym: actinídia

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Etymology

From English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧wi

Noun

kiwi

  1. a kiwi fruit
  2. a kiwi; a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kiwi. The fruit is named after the bird.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiwi n (indeclinable)

  1. kiwi, kiwi fruit

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

More information common gender, singular ...

Synonyms

  • (kiwi fruit): kiwifrugt

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.ʋi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧wi

Noun

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

  1. kiwi (bird of the genus Apteryx)
  2. kiwi plant, Actinidia deliciosa syn. Actinidia chinensis var. hispida
  3. kiwi fruit, kiwi

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French

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Pronunciation

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. kiwi; kiwi fruit

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Galician

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. kiwi fruit

Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.wi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iwi
  • Hyphenation: kì‧wi

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

From Proto-Polynesian *kiu, from Proto-Oceanic *kiuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk (cheep, peep), probably onomatopoeic for the bird's cry.

Noun

kiwi

  1. kiwi (bird)

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. kiwi fruit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. kiwi fruit

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.vi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ivi
  • Syllabification: ki‧wi

Noun

kiwi m animal (indeclinable)

  1. kiwi (any ratite of the order Apterygiformes)

Noun

kiwi n (indeclinable)

  1. kiwi (any tree of the genus Actinidia)
  2. kiwi, kiwi fruit (fruit of the kiwi)

Further reading

  • kiwi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kiwi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kiwi in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

  1. alternative form of quivi

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French kiwi.

Noun

kiwi f (plural kiwi)

  1. kiwi

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiwi/ [ˈki.wi]
  • Rhymes: -iwi
  • Syllabification: ki‧wi

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

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

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Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

kiwi class IX (plural kiwi class X)

  1. kiwi fruit

Swedish

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Noun

kiwi c

  1. a kiwi (fruit)
    Synonym: kiwifrukt

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

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References

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